Question

A particular type of soup is made by combining water and cabbage so that the ratio of water to cabbage is $9$ to $1$ by weight. Calculate the pounds of cabbage needed to make $180$ pounds of this type of soup.

• A. $9$
• B. $18$
• C. $20$
• D. $160$
• E. $162$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$20$

A particular type of soup is made by combining water and cabbage,
Ratio of water to cabbage is $9:1$.
Pounds of cabbage needed to make $180$ pounds of soup will be
$\frac{1}{9}\times 180=20$
$20$ pounds of cabbage will be needed to make $180$ pounds of soup.