How many cups of water will you need for 7 cups of flour? Fill in that information in the table. Solve on paper. Then, enter your answer on Zearn.

Cups of Flour Cups of Water
2
3
1


7

1 answer

To find out how many cups of water are needed for 7 cups of flour, we first need to determine the ratio of cups of water to cups of flour based on the other entries in the table.

From the entries:

  • For 2 cups of flour, we need a corresponding amount of water. Let's denote it as W1.
  • For 3 cups of flour, we need a corresponding amount of water. Let's denote it as W2.
  • For 1 cup of flour, we need a corresponding amount of water. Let's denote it as W3.

If we assume you already have some specific ratios from the table, for example, if we already fill in the water cups for 1, 2, and 3 cups of flour to get an idea, let's hypothesize typical ratios:

Typically, for baking, you might see a ratio like:

  • 2 cups of flour : 1 cup of water
  • 3 cups of flour : 1.5 cups of water
  • 1 cup of flour : 0.5 cup of water

Now, if we're following the 2:1 ratio:

  • For 2 cups of flour, you would need 1 cup of water.
  • Therefore, for 7 cups of flour, you can scale the amount of water accordingly.

\[ \text{Cups of Water} = \left( \frac{1 \text{ cup of water}}{2 \text{ cups of flour}} \right) \times 7 \text{ cups of flour} = 3.5 \text{ cups of water} \]

So, if you fill in the table with this information:

Cups of Flour | Cups of Water --- | --- 2 | 1 3 | 1.5 1 | 0.5 7 | 3.5

Thus, you will need 3.5 cups of water for 7 cups of flour. You can enter this information into Zearn.