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ng waffles for breakfast. The recipe calls for 1/2 cups of water for every 2Jemina pancake mix. How many cups water would he need for only oneake mix? Show your work

User SonicBison
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Ratio:

cups of water / pancake mix = (1/2) / 2

For 1 pancake mix, x cups of water:

x / 1 = (1/2) / 2

Solve for x, cross multiply:

2x = ( 1/2) 1

2x = 1/2

Divide both sides by 2

2x/2 = (1/2) / 2

x = 1/4

Answer:

She would need 1/4 cups of water

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