Question

Oatmeal is made by mixing 15 cups of hot water to 6 cups of oats.

Answer 1

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Answer:

• 2/5 cups oats per cup water
• 2.5 cups water per cup oats

Explanation:

The denominator of the fraction is the unit you want 1 of.

(6 cups oats)/(15 cups water) = (6/15) cups oats/(1 cup water)

= (2/5 cups oats)/(1 cup water)

1 cup of water would need 2/5 cups of oats.

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Obviously, the other ratio is the reciprocal of this.

(1 cup water)/(2/5 cups oats) = (5/2 cups water)/(1 cup oats)

1 cup of oats would need 2.5 cups of water