Question

To make a batch of rice, 24 cups of water are combined with 12 cups of rice. Howmany cups of water are needed for one cup of rice?

Answer 1

Given:

To make a batch of rice, 24 cups of water are combined with 12 cups of rice.

For 12 cups of rice----> 24 cups of water is needed.

So, for 1 cup of rice the water needed is,

`\begin{gathered} (1)/(12)*24cups\text{ of water} \\ =2\text{ cups of water} \end{gathered}`