SOLUTION: Please i need help on this question: If 1 1/2 cups of cereal are used with 4 1/2 cups of water, the amount of water needed with 3/4 of a cup of cereal is... A. 2 cups

Question 87633: Please i need help on this question:

If 1 1/2 cups of cereal are used with 4 1/2 cups of water, the amount of water needed with 3/4 of a cup of cereal is...
A. 2 cups B. 2 1/8 cups C. 2 1/4 cups D. 2 1/2 cups
Answer by SandySharma(35) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 1/2 = 3/2
4 1/2 = 9/2
Let x be the amount of water needed.
we will ratio and proportion, their ratio should be the same

after simplification, it changes to

Now cross multiply
1 x 4x = 3 x 3
4x = 9
divide both sides by 4
x = 9/4 or 2 1/4
so Answer is C

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