Question

A recipe calls for one cup of juice concentrate for 4 cups of water. How many cups of concentrate are needed if 1 cup of water is use? Set up a proportion and show your work

Answer 1

1/4 cups of juice

Explanation:

1 cup of juice --- 4 cups of water

x cups of juice --- 1 cup of water

1/x = 4/1

1/x = 4

x = 1/4