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A pizzeria uses 5 oz of tomato sauce for every 4 oz of cheese. what two equations show the relationship between ounces of tomato sauce, x, and ounces of cheese, y?

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In order to find the relationship between x and y, we can use a rule of three:

[tex]\begin{gathered} 5\text{ oz of tomato sauce}\to4\text{ oz of cheese} \\ x\text{ oz of tomato sauce}\to y\text{ oz of cheese} \\ \\ 5y=4x \\ y=\frac{4x}{5} \\ \frac{y}{x}=\frac{4}{5} \end{gathered}[/tex]