Martha is grinding a spice paste. She adds 3 tablespoons of ginger, 1 teaspoon of cardamom, 1 teaspoon of mustard, 2 tablespoons of garlic, and four times as much chile powder as mustard. What percentage of the spice paste is ginger, rounded to the nearest integer? (Remember there are three teaspoons per tablespoon.)
How many teaspoons of ginger are there? ** First convert the ginger to teaspoons: 3 tablespoons * 3 teaspoons/tablespoon = <<3*3=9>>9 teaspoons
How many teaspoons of garlic are there? ** Then convert the garlic to teaspoons: 2 tablespoons * 3 teaspoons/tablespoon = <<2*3=6>>6 teaspoons
How many teaspoons of chile powder are there? ** Then find how much chile powder there is: 1 teaspoon * 4 = <<1*4=4>>4 teaspoons
How many teaspoons are there? ** Then add up the amount of each spice to find the total amount: 9 teaspoons + 6 teaspoons + 4 teaspoons + 1 teaspoons + 1 teaspoon = <<9+6+4+1+1=21>>21 teaspoons
What percentage of the spice paste is ginger? ** Then divide the amount of ginger by the total amount of spice paste and multiply by 100% to find the percentage of the spice paste that's ginger: 9 teaspoons / 21 teaspoons * 100% = 42.857, which rounds down to 43%
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