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A recipe for bread has a ratio of 6 cups of flour to 2 cups of water. How many cups of flour are there for each cup of water?

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Hello!

There is a 6:2 ratio

This means that for every 6 cups of flour you need 2 cups of water

To find how much flour for 1 cup of water you first find what happened to the water side

2/1 = 2

Now you divide what you got with the flour

6/2 = 3

The answer is 3

Hope this helps!
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