As part of a chemistry experiment, Barry is making a mixture of two solutions. He uses 4 cups of solution A for every 2 cups of solution B. The table below shows the number of cups he uses of solution A and solution B.
Solution A
(cups) Solution B
(cups)
4 2
8 4
12 6
16 8
Using the information from the table, choose the correct statement.
The ratio of solution A to solution B is always 2:1.
Based on the information from the table, the correct statement is that for every 2 cups of solution B, Barry uses 4 cups of solution A.
To choose the correct statement, we need to analyze the relationship between the number of cups of solution A and the number of cups of solution B.
By examining the table, we can observe that for every 4 cups of solution A used, Barry also uses 2 cups of solution B. This means that the ratio of solution A to solution B is 4:2, which can be simplified to 2:1.
Now, let's evaluate the statement options given:
Statement 1: For every cup of solution A used, Barry uses 1 cup of solution B.
Statement 2: For every cup of solution A used, Barry uses 1/2 cup of solution B.
Statement 3: For every cup of solution A used, Barry uses 2 cups of solution B.
Statement 4: For every cup of solution A used, Barry uses 1/4 cup of solution B.
Comparing the given statements to our analysis, we can see that Statement 2 matches our findings. Therefore, the correct statement is:
Statement 2: For every cup of solution A used, Barry uses 1/2 cup of solution B.