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The ratio of vegetarion items at the resturaunt to meat filled items is 1 to 3 if there are 18 meat filled items on the menu to choose from how many vegetarian items are there what would the chef need to to to make the ratio 1 to 2?

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Answer: 9

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

The ratio of vegetarian to the meat-filled item is 1:3

There are 18 meat-filled items on the menu

So, vegetarian items must be

[tex]\Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{3}=\dfrac{V}{18}\\\\\Rightarrow V=\dfrac{18}{3}=6\ \text{items}[/tex]

Now, to make a ratio of 1:2, Vegetarian items must be

[tex]\Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{2}=\dfrac{V'}{18}\\\\\Rightarrow V'=\dfrac{18}{2}=9\ \text{items}[/tex]

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