SOLUTION: a recipe for tomato sauce asks for 7/4 lbs of tomatoes, 5 tablespoons of olive oil and 3/2 onions. you have enough olive oil but only 3/2 lbs of tomatoes and 1 onion. what fraction

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Question 1114712: a recipe for tomato sauce asks for 7/4 lbs of tomatoes, 5 tablespoons of olive oil and 3/2 onions. you have enough olive oil but only 3/2 lbs of tomatoes and 1 onion. what fraction of the tomato sauce recipe can you make?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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tomato  :  oil   :  onion
 7/4    :   5    :   3/2        | needed
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 3/2    : enough :   1          | available


Tomato data means %283%2F2%29%2F%287%2F4%29=%283%2F2%29%284%2F7%29=%283%2A4%29%2F%282%2A7%29=6%2F7 of recipe

Onion data means 1%2F%283%2F2%29=2%2F3 of recipe.

Take the smaller fraction as how much of the recipe can be made. The onion is more limiting than the available tomatos.

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