A recipe calls for 3 cups of sugar and 9 cups of water. If the recipe is reduced, how many cups of water should be used
with 2 cups of sugar?
A 4 cups of water
B 10 cups of water
C 6 cups of water
D 15 cups of water
(2/3) 9 = 2 * 3
To solve this problem, we need to find a ratio between the amount of sugar and water in the original recipe, and then use that ratio to determine how much water should be used when reducing the recipe.
In the original recipe, the ratio of sugar to water is 3 cups of sugar to 9 cups of water. Simplifying this ratio, we get 1 cup of sugar to 3 cups of water.
Now we can use this ratio to determine how much water should be used with 2 cups of sugar. Since we have 2 cups of sugar, we can multiply this by the ratio to find the corresponding amount of water.
2 cups of sugar * (3 cups of water / 1 cup of sugar) = 6 cups of water
Therefore, when the recipe is reduced to 2 cups of sugar, 6 cups of water should be used.
The correct answer is C) 6 cups of water.