Question

A recipe requires $2$ cups of water for $4$ cups of flour and $3$ cups of water for $6$ cups of flour. Assuming that this trend continues, calculate the number of cups of water required for 8 cups of flour.

• A. $8$
• B. $4$
• C. $6$
• D. $2$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $4$

Given, the ordered pairs of the number of cups of flour and the number of cups of water are $(4,2)$ and $(6,3).$ Let’s plot these points on the coordinate plane and draw a line through them.

Observing the graph, we can see that $4$ cups of water are required for $8$ cups of flour in the recipe.