Jenny makes food for her hummingbird feeders. The food is made up of 1 part sugar and 4 parts water. She uses 34

Question

cup of sugar to make the hummingbird food. How much water should Jenny use?

CLEAR SUBMIT

316
cup

38
cup

214
cups

3 cups

Answer 1

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.