Question

If the cocoa to water ratio for a hot chocolate recipe is 1 tablespoon cocoa to 1⁄4 cup water, how much water do you need if you use 1.5 tablespoons of cocoa?

Answer 1

I believe the answer is 3/8 cups of water.

Answer 2

The correct answer is
`(3)/(8)` of a cup f water.

Explanation:

Step 1

The first step is to realize that the ratio of hot chocolate to amount of water used is directly proportional.

Step 2

The next step is to set up the ratios and then cross multiply to yield the amount of water needed to make the beverage.,

`1\rightarrow (1)/(4) \\1.5\rightarrow x\\\implies x= 1.5* (1)/(4)=(3)/(8)`

The amount of water needed is
`(3)/(8)` of a cup