Question

Sam likes to make sweet black tea every morning. She uses 0.5 liters of boiling water with 2 tea bags and lets it steep. After 5 minutes, she removes the tea bags and adds 4 teaspoons of sugar. What is her ratio of teaspoons of sugar to tea bags? Group of answer choices 1:2 2:1 2:4 5:4

Answer 1

2:1

Explanation:

Sam likes to make sweet black tea every morning. She uses 0.5 liters of boiling water with 2 tea bags and lets it steep. After 5 minutes, she removes the tea bags and adds 4 teaspoons of sugar. What is her ratio of teaspoons of sugar to tea bags?

She uses:

2 Tea bags

4 teaspoons of sugar

Ratio of teaspoons of sugar to tea bags

= 4 : 2

= 2:1