Solve the following:
1. Your recipe for Greek salad requires 2.5 pounds of lettuce. Due to an
ordering error, you only have 1.75 pounds of lettuce. What is the scaling
factor that will appropriately adjust the recipe? The original recipe needs 2
cups of dressing. How much would you need for the scaled recipe?
2. A recipe for crème caramel requires 12 eggs and 25 milliliters of vanilla. If
you only use 2 teaspoons of vanilla to make this recipe, how many eggs
should you use?
3. A recipe for Irish soda bread calls for 36 fluid ounces of milk and 1 cup of
butter. If you use 2 gallons of milk, how many pints of butter should you
use?
4. A recipe for gazpacho calls for 260 milliliters of red wine vinegar and 500
milliliters of olive oil. If you use 600 milliliters of olive oil to make the
recipe, how many cups of red wine vinegar should you use?