Problema Solution
A sauce recipe calls 1 1/3 teaspoons for chili powder for every quart and a half of sauce. How many teaspoons of chili powder are needed for a gallon of sauce?
Answer provided by our tutors
1 gallon = 4 quarts
let 'x' represent the number of teaspoons needed for a gallon of sauce
1 1/3 : 1 1/2 = x : 4
4/3 : 3/2 = x : 4
by solving we find:
x = 32/9
x = 3 5/9 teaspoons
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3 5/9 teaspoons of chili powders in needed for a gallon of sauce.