Answer:
1 [tex]\frac{3}{5}[/tex] can of tomatoes are used in each quart
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the number of tomatoes used in each quarts, we will follow the steps below;
Using proportion to solve, let x be the number of cans needed in each quart
4 cans = 2 [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] quarts
x = 1 quart
cross-multiply
2 [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] x = 4
[tex]\frac{5x}{2}[/tex] = 4
cross-multiply
5x = 8
Divide both-side of the edquation by 5
[tex]\frac{5X}{5}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{8}{5}[/tex]
(On the left-hand side of the equation 5 at the numerator will cancel-out 5 at the denominator while at the right-hand side of the equation 8 will be divided by 5)
x = [tex]\frac{8}{5}[/tex]
x = 1 [tex]\frac{3}{5}[/tex] can
Therefore 1 [tex]\frac{3}{5}[/tex] can of tomatoes are used in each quart
