SOLUTION: how do you write these sentences in algebraic equation? There is half as many cups of water as cups of flour. There are three times as many cups of flour as eggs. The cooking

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Question 304955: how do you write these sentences in algebraic equation?
There is half as many cups of water as cups of flour.
There are three times as many cups of flour as eggs.
The cooking time is 30 minutes to start and 10 additional minutes for each egg.

Answer by scutechandni10(7)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(i) Let cups of water be x and cups of flour to be y
1/2x=1/2y ; that is the algebraic equation.
that was an example now you try doing the remaining..if you can't i shall help you!

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