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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
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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
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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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