Answer:
[tex]1\frac{3}{5}\ cans[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
The correct question is
A sauce recipe uses 4 cans of tomatoes in every 2 1/2 quarts.
How many cans of tomatoes are used in each quart of the sauce?
Let
x ----> the number of cans of tomatoes
we know that
[tex]2\frac{1}{2}\ quarts=\frac{2*2+1}{2}=\frac{5}{2}\ quarts[/tex]
using proportion
[tex]\frac{4}{(5/2)}\frac{cans}{quarts}=\frac{x}{1}\frac{cans}{quart}\\\\x=4/(5/2)\\\\x=\frac{8}{5}\ cans[/tex]
Convert to mixed number
[tex]\frac{8}{5}\ cans=\frac{5}{5}+\frac{3}{5}=1\frac{3}{5}\ cans[/tex]
