Question

The ratio of flour to water in pasta dough is 3 to 2. If these are the only two ingredients what percentage of pasta dough is water?

Answer 1

Answer: =40%

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: The  ratio of flour to water in pasta dough = 3:2

That means the recipe of pasta dough is , 3 parts of flour to 2 parts of water.

The total number of parts to make a pasta dough = 3+2=5

Hence, the percentage of pasta dough is water=$\frac{\text{parts of water}}{\text{parts of pasta dough}}\times100$

Thus, the percentage of pasta dough is water=$\frac{2}{5}\times100$

Therefore,  the percentage of pasta dough is water=40%