Paula’s salad dressing recipe calls for 8 ounces of oil for every 3 ounces of vinegar. carlo’s recipe has 1 ounce of vinegar for every 4 ounces of oil. whose recipe has a smaller ratio of vinegar to oil? paula’s dressing ratio of vinegar to oil written as a fraction is carlo’s dressing ratio of vinegar to oil written as a fraction is a common denominator for these fractions is whose recipe has a smaller ratio of vinegar to oil?

We know that
a) Paula’s recipe calls for 8 ounces of oil for every 3 ounces of vinegar
ratio of vinegar to oil> 3 ounces/8 ounces> 0.375


b) Carlo’s recipe has 1 ounce of vinegar for every 4 ounces of oil
ratio of vinegar to oil> 1 ounces/4 ounces---> 0.25

1) Whose recipe has a smaller ratio of vinegar to oil?
0.25< 0.375
so
Carlo’s recipe < Paula’s recipe

the answer Part 1) is
Carlo’s recipe has a smaller ratio of vinegar to oil--- > 0.25

Part 2) Paula’s dressing ratio of vinegar to oil written as a fraction is 3/8

Part 3)Carlo’s dressing ratio of vinegar to oil written as a fraction is 1/4  (is equal to 2/8)

Part 4) A common denominator for these fractions is 8

the law of definite proportions states samples of a compound will always contain the same proportion of elements by mass. in other words, a given compound will always contain the same elements in the same proportions by mass.the law of multiple proportions states when two elements combine with each other to form more than one compound, then the weights of one element that combine with a fixed weight of the other are in a ratio of small whole numbers.