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One batch of vegetable soup uses 2 cups of chopped onions,1.5 cups of chopped celery and one cup of chopped carrots.Which ratio helps a cook determine cups to total amount of chopped carrots to total cups of chopped vegetables?

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total cups of chopped vegetables:


2 + 1.5 + 1 = 4.5 cups


total amount of chopped carrots to total cups of chopped vegetables:


1 : 4.5 = 1/4.5 = 1/(9/2) = 2/9