Question

A recipe for homemade clay calls for 6 cups of water for every 12 cups. How many cups of water are needed when 4 cups of flour are used ?

Answer 1

2 cups of clay

Explanation:

Given data

we are given that 6 cups of water for every 12 cups of clay

i.e

12 cups of clay require 6 cups of water

4 cups of clay will require x cups of water

cross multiply

12x= 4*6

12x= 24

divide both sides by 12

x= 24/12

x= 2cups

Hence 4 cups of water will require 2 cups of clay