Respuesta :

Green pepper:  1 k
Onion:  3 k
Tomato:  9 k
1 k + 3 k + 9 k = 13 k
k = 117 : 13 = 9
3 k = 3 * 9 = 27 cups of onion

The number of cups of onion that are needed to make 117 cups of salsa is [tex]\boxed{27}.[/tex]

Further explanation:

The proportionality equation can be expressed as follows,

[tex]y \propto x[/tex]

The value of [tex]y[/tex] changes as [tex]x[/tex] changes. If the value of [tex]x[/tex] increases then the value of [tex]y[/tex] is also increasing.

The inversely proportional relationship can be expressed as,

[tex]y \propto \dfrac{1}{x}[/tex]

The equation can be expressed as follows,

[tex]y = kx[/tex]

Here, k is the proportionality constant.

Given:

A salsa recipe uses green pepper, onion, and tomato in the extended ratio [tex]1:3:9.[/tex]

Explanation:

A salsa recipe uses green pepper, onion, and tomato in the extended ratio [tex]1:3:9.[/tex]

Let us consider that the amount of green pepper is [tex]\boxed{1x}.[/tex]

Let us consider that the amount of onion is [tex]\boxed{3x}.[/tex]

Let us consider that the amount of tomato is [tex]\boxed{9x}.[/tex]

The total amount green pepper, onion and tomato can be obtained as follows,

[tex]\begin{aligned}{\text{Total}} &= x + 3x + 9x\\&= 13x\\\end{aligned}[/tex]

There are 117 cups of salsa.

The value of [tex]x[/tex] can be obtained as follows,

[tex]\begin{aligned}13x &= 117\\x &= \frac{{117}}{{13}}\\x&= 9\\\end{aligned}[/tex]

The amount of onion used to make 117 cups of salsa can be obtained as follows,

[tex]\begin{aligned}{\text{Amount of onion}} &= 3 \times 9\\&= 27\\\end{aligned}[/tex]

The number of cups of onion that are needed to make 117 cups of salsa is [tex]\boxed{27}.[/tex]

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Answer details:

Grade: High School

Subject: Mathematics

Chapter: Ratio and proportion

Keywords: proportional, salsa, recipe, green pepper, onion, tomato, extended, ratio, 1:3:9, cups, cups of onion, 117 cups, directly proportional, constant, proportionality equation, constant of proportionality.

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