Jenny makes food for her hummingbird feeders. The food is made up of 1 part sugar and 4 parts water. She uses 34
cup of sugar to make the hummingbird food. How much water should Jenny use?
CLEAR SUBMIT
316
cup
38
cup
214
cups
3 cups
Jenny is using a ratio of 1 part sugar to 4 parts water. Since she used 3/4 cup of sugar, we can set up a proportion:
1/4 = 3/total water
Cross multiply to solve:
1(total water) = 4(3)
total water = 12
So, Jenny should use 12 cups of water to make the hummingbird food.