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The table below shows how much water is needed compared to flour, in a given recipe. What is the ratio of flour and water (in the simplest form)?

The table below shows how much water is needed compared to flour, in a given recipe-example-1
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Answer:

3↔1

Explanation:

im in k-12

you find the numbers that can both be evenly divided by 2 which in case of question is "6 to 2" divide 6 by 2 = 3flour, then divide 2by2=1 water

since the question is "what is the ratio of flour to water" it would be wrote 3to1

that is the simplest form.

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Answer:

1 to 3

Explanation:

because if you were to divide by 2 you would get your base number 1 which is the simplest form

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