Edward's recipe for salad uses a ratio of 3 3/4 cups of lettuce to 1/2 lb of tomatoes. Use a complex fraction to compare the amount of lettuce to the amount of tomatoes. Determine how many cups of lettuce Edward needs to mix with 1 lb of tomatoes. Show your work.

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Craig Allison

5 February, 11:13

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Willie Snow · Answer 1

a) / frac{2 / frac{1}{4}}{ / frac{1}{2}}

b) / frac{1}{2} • 2 = 1

so / frac{9}{4} • 2 = / frac{9}{2} cups (which is 4 / frac{1}{2})