Question

Rebecca is making simple syrup using 3 cups of sugar for every 2 cups of water. She wants tocreate larger batches using the same ratio and begins to record the values in the ratio tablebelow. What is the missing value?

Answer 1

Use proportions to find the missing value.

`\begin{gathered} (3)/(2)=(12)/(x) \\ x=12\cdot(2)/(3) \\ x=8 \end{gathered}`

The missing value is 8