Question

To make rice in a factory, Linda mixes rice and water in the ratio 3 : 5. If she uses 30 cups of rice, how manycups of water does she need?

Answer 1

Given:

Linda mixes rice and water in a ratio of 3: 5.

She uses 30 cups of rice

Using the ratio and proportions:

Rice : Water

3 : 5

30 : x

So, if the number of cubs of water = x

the value of x will be calculated as follows using cross multiplication:

`x=(30*5)/(3)=10*5=50`

so, the answer will be:

She needs 50 cups of water.