A recipe for homemade clay calls for 6 cups of water for every 12 cups of flour. How many cups of water are needed when 4 cups of flour are used?
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A recipe for homemade clay calls for 6 cups of water for every 12 cups of flour. How many cups of water are needed when 4 cups
Answer:
answer is 2 cups of water
Step-by-step explanation:
12 cups of flour= 6 cups of water
4 cups of flour= 6*4/12.cups of water
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
12 cups of flour requires 6 cups of water
so, 2 cup of flour requires 1 cups of water [Dividing both by 2 the value wont change as the ratio is still the same(12:6=2:1)
How many cups of water are needed when 4 cups of flour are used?
= 2 cups of water is need for 4 cups of flour[I just multiplied the flour side by 2 and to maintain the ratio I also multiplied he water one(2x2:1x2=4:2)
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