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emily thinks the perfect tomato sauce has 15 cloves of garlic in every …

Question

emily thinks the perfect tomato sauce has 15 cloves of garlic in every 6 l of sauce. raphaels tomato sauce has 25 cloves of garlic in every 9 l of sauce. what will emily think of the amount of garlic in raphaels tomato sauce? choose 1 answer: a raphaels tomato sauce has too much garlic. b raphaels tomato sauce has too little garlic. c raphaels tomato sauce is perfect.

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate Emily's garlic ratio

Emily's ratio: $\frac{15}{6} = 2.5$ cloves per liter.

Step2: Calculate Raphael's garlic ratio

Raphael's ratio: $\frac{25}{9} \approx 2.78$ cloves per liter.

Step3: Compare the ratios

Since $2.78 > 2.5$, Raphael's ratio is higher. So Emily will think there's too much garlic.

Answer:

A. Raphael's tomato sauce has too much garlic.