according to a salad recipe each serving requires 4 teaspoons of vegetable oil and 12 teaspoons of vinegar. if 14 teaspoons of vegetable oil were used how many teaspoons of vinegar should be used

42 teaspoons of vinegar should be used

Step-by-step explanation:

This question is solved by proportions, using a rule of three.

4 teaspoons of vegetable oil and 12 teaspoons of vinegar. 14 teaspoons of vegetable oil were used

So

4 teaspoons of vegetable oil - 12 teaspoons of vinegar

14 teaspoons of vegetable oil - x teaspoons of vinegar

So

Dividing both sides by 4:

42 teaspoons of vinegar should be used

the answer to the expression is 83