Question

Tamie uses 3/4 of a cup of water with 1/8 of a pound of flour to make a paste for a sculpture she is creating. How many cups of water does she need to mix with 1 pound of flour to create the same paste?

Answer 1

For this case we can raise a rule of three:

$\frac {3} {4}$cup of water ---------> $\frac {1} {8}$ pound of flour

x --------------------------------- > 1 pound of flour

Where:

x: Represents the amount of water that Tamie must use with 1 pound of flour.

$x = \frac {1 * \frac {3} {4}} {\frac {1} {8}}\\x = \frac {\frac {3} {4}} {\frac {1} {8}}\\x = \frac {3 * 8} {4 * 1}\\x = \frac {24} {4}\\x = 6$

So, Tamie should use 6 cups of water

Answer:

6 cups of water