A recipe for roasted red-pepper pasta calls for 4 red bell peppers and 5 black olives

Question:

A recipe for roasted red-pepper pasta calls for 4 red bell peppers and 5 black olives. Calculate the given unit ratio. What does your result mean in this situation?

a. The unit ratio of the number of red bell peppers to the number of black olives

b. The unit ratio of the number of black olives to the number of red bell peppers

Answer:

Step: 1 of 2

A recipe for roasted red-pepper pasta calls for 4 red bell peppers and 5 black olives.

a. Divide the number of red bell peppers by the number of black olives.

So, for each black olive used, 0.8 red bell peppers are needed.

Step: 2 of 2

b. Divide the number of black olives by the number of red bell peppers.

So, for each red bell peppers used, 1.25 black olives is needed.