If one cup of vinegar with 1 gallon of water to make a cleaning solution. The ratio of vinegar to water is 1 to 16. Question: How many cups of water should be mixed with 1/4 cup of vinegar to make the cleaning solutionRatio, formula and solutions:=> ratio of vinegar is to water = 1 : 16now, there's a 1/4 cup of vinegar, how much water will we need to be able to make a cleaning solutions.=> 16 / 4 => 1/4 : 4 or .25 : 4