Question

To make mashed potatoes from a box you need 2/3 cups of water and 1/8 cups of milk. Write a unit rate equivalent to the ratio of water to milk

Answer 1

16:3

Explanation:

Cups of water needed = 2/3

Cups of milk needed = 1/8

We need to find a unit rate equivalent to the ratio of water to milk. Dividing the amount of water needed to that of cups. So,

`R=((2)/(3))/((1)/(8))\\\\=(2)/(3)* 8\\\\=(16)/(3)`

So, the required ratio is 16:3.