Question

there is 1/4 tablespoons of salt to every 2/3 cup of water in a recipe. how much salt is in one cup of water?

Answer 1

In every 2/3 cup of water in a recipe, 1/4 tablespoon of salt is required. How about 1 cup of water?

Using ratio and proportion, we can get how much salt is need for 1 cup

2/3 : 1/4 = 1 : X
2/3 x = 1/4
3x = 8
x = 8/3

So, in a cup of water, we need 8/3 tablespoons of salt.