Question

The table below shows the number of pears and cups of water used to make fruit punch according to a certain recipe. Pears Water (cups) 180 225 160 200 How many pears are needed for every 1 cup of water?

Answer 1

Data:

• 180 pears are needed for 225 cups

Procedure:

To get the number of pears needed for one cup we have to divide the number of pears given by the number of cups given.

$\frac{180}{225}=\frac{4}{5}=0.8$

You could have done the same with the second number of pears and cups given (160 and 200, respectively), getting the same result.

Answer: 0.8