Tamie uses 3/4 of a cup of water with 1/8 of a pound of flour to make a paste for a sculpture she is creating. how many cups of water does she need to mix with 1 pound of flour to create the same paste?

For this case we can raise a rule of three:

cup of water ---------> pound of flour

x --------------------------------- > 1 pound of flour

Where:

x: Represents the amount of water that Tamie must use with 1 pound of flour.

So, Tamie should use 6 cups of water

6 cups of water

the answer is y < -3 or   y > 3

-3y > 7 + 2

-3 y > 9

y < -3

irrational, cannot