Question

Recipe calls for 2 cups of water for every 4 cups of flour. what is the unit rate of water to flour

Answer 1

0.5 cup water / 1 cup flour

Explanation:

Begin by writing the given rate as a fraction:

2 cups water / 4 cups flour

Then reduce by dividing the numerator and denominator by the 4 to obtain the unit rate, as unit rate is always expressed with the denominator as a value of one:

(2 cups water / 4 cups flour) / 4

= 0.5 cup water / 1 cups flour

Answer 2

the unit rate :

2 cups water

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4 cups flour

divide each by 4

.5 cups water/ 1 cup flour