Alexa is making a recipe that requires 1 cup of water and 4 cups of flour which of the following combination shows the same ratio of water to flour

1 cup of milk is used with  

3

4

cup of water

Explanation:

A comparison between the cups of milk and cups of water can be written as a ratio:

Note that:  

1

3

>

1

4

milk : water

1

3

:

1

4

←

×

12

to get rid of fractions

12

1

×

1

3

:

12

1

×

1

4

4

:

3

4 cups of milk are used with 3 cups of water  

←

÷

4

1 cup of milk is used with  

3

4

cup of water