Mrs. Lewis makes her laundry detergent. She uses 4 cups of borax and 3 cups of shaved soap for each batch What is the ratio of borax to the total number of cups of ingredients for eatch batch

Answer 1

The total number of cups of ingredients for each batch is 4 cups of borax + 3 cups of shaved soap = 7 cups.

Therefore, the ratio of borax to the total number of cups of ingredients for each batch is 4:7.