Question

One way to make puppy food is to soften three parts dog food can be softened with 16 cups of water.

Answer 1

for every one cup of water you can soften 3 cups of puppy food
you have 16 cups of water you can soften
16×3
cups of puppy food

Answer 2

for every one cup of water you can soften 3 cups of puppy food you have 16 cups of water you can soften 16×3 cups of puppy food

The answer is: 48