PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

A salsa recipe uses green pepper, and onion, and tomato in the extended ratio 2:5:9. How many cups of onion are needed to make 96 cups of salsa?

A.12
B.5
C.30
D.54

PLEASE HELP WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST WHEN I CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Respuesta :

green pepper, onion, tomato

= 2x, 5x, 9x

Number of cups = 96

therefore 2x + 5x + 9x = 96

16x=96

x= 96÷16 = 6

Onion = 5x

therefore answer = 6 x 5 = 30

C. 30 is the correct answer :)