Question

the ratio of powder to water required for a medication you are preparing is 1:5. you have 5 parts powder. how many parts water do you need to add?

Answer 1

Answer:25 parts of water to be added in 5 parts of powder .

Explanation:

The ratio of powder to water required for a medicine is 1:5

If we have 5 parts of powder

To find : Parts of water to be added

Let x be the parts of water added when there is 5 parts of powder

Therefore we have

Powder 1 5

Water 5 x

Clearly, it is in direct variation

So we have

`(1)/(5)=(5)/(x)\\\\\Rightarrow x= 5* 5 = 25`

Hence, 25 parts of water to be added in 5 parts of powder.