To make a batch of rice, 24 cups of water are combined with 12 cups of rice. Howmany cups of water are needed for one cup of rice?

Given:
To make a batch of rice, 24 cups of water are combined with 12 cups of rice.
For 12 cups of rice----> 24 cups of water is needed.
So, for 1 cup of rice the water needed is,
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{1}{12}\times24cups\text{ of water} \\ =2\text{ cups of water} \end{gathered}[/tex]