Question

If the cocoa to water ratio for a hot chocolate recipe is 1 tablespoon cocoa to 1⁄4 cup water, how much water do you need if you use 1.5 tablespoons of cocoa?

Answer 1

I believe the answer is 3/8 cups of water.

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is $\frac{3}{8}$ of a cup f water.

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1

The first step is to realize that the ratio of hot chocolate to amount of water used is directly proportional.

Step 2

The next step is to set up the ratios and then cross multiply to yield the amount of water needed to make the beverage.,

$1\rightarrow \frac{1}{4} \\1.5\rightarrow x\\\implies x= 1.5\times \frac{1}{4}=\frac{3}{8}$

The amount of water needed is $\frac{3}{8}$ of a cup