Food Ratios
Equations and Ratios
Quantity
|
Ingredient
|
Symbol
|
1
|
Hot Dog
|
Hd
|
1
|
Relish
|
R
|
1
|
Mustard
|
M
|
1
|
Pickle
|
P
|
1
|
Chopped Onion
|
Co
|
1
|
Chopped Tomato
|
Ct
|
2
|
Hot Pepper
|
Hp
|
1
|
Celery Salt
|
Cs
|
1
|
Bun
|
B
|
Hd + R + M + P + Co + Ct + 2 Hp + Cs + B ==> HdRMPCoCtHp
2CsB
It is important to be able to draw
ratios from the above list of ingredients.
•I can say that 1 Chicago Dog uses 1 Bun:
1 Bun : 1 Chicago Hot Dog
•In symbol form:
1 B : 1 HdRMPCoCtHp2CsB
•In conversion factor form:
I could also say the REVERSE.
•1 Bun would make 1 Chicago Hot Dog:
1 Chicago Hot Dog : 1 Bun
•In symbol form:
1 HdRMPCoCtHp2Cs B : 1 B
•In conversion factor form:
Last modified: Saturday, 14 August 2010, 8:06 PM