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To make ice tea, you need 6 tea bags for every 10 cups of water. If you have 18 tea bags, how many cups of water do you need?

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The answer to this is 30
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Answer:

30 cups of water

Explanation:

It's a fairly simle ration, 10:6

So, if it's 10:6 and the 6 is multiplied by 3, then you'd simply multiply 3 to the other side.

10x3 = 30

30 cups of water

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