SOLUTION: A recipe for salad dressing uses 2 oz of olive oil for each 1 oz of red wine vinegar. If 42 oz of salad dressing are needed, how many ounces of each ingredient should be used?

Question 947287: A recipe for salad dressing uses 2 oz of olive oil for each 1 oz of red wine vinegar. If 42 oz of salad dressing are needed, how many ounces of each ingredient should be used?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
( olive oil ) / ( vinegar ) = 2/1
Let = ounces of vinegar needed
= ounces of olive oil needed

Multiply both sides by

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28 ounces of olive oil are needed
14 ounces of red wine vinegar are needed

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