Question

A pasta recipe calls for 2 tablespoons of water for every 3 eggs. Using this

ratio how many eggs would be needed if the recipe called for 16
tablespoons of water?

Answer 1

24

Explanation:

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Answer 2

24 Eggs

Explanation:

So, we're given that you need 2 tablespoons water per 3 eggs, so that's the ratio that we can set up of tbsp water to eggs. The ratio is 2:3, meaning that for every 2 tbsp of water, there's 3 eggs. Now, we're told that there's 16 tablespoons of water, so with the ratio we just got, we divide 16 by 2 and multiply 3 by the answer of 16/2. 16/2=8, and 8x3=24.