Question

The ratio between the amount of water and sugar for tea and coffee is as given:

$Tea⟹Water:Sugar=25:1$
$Coffee⟹Water:Sugar=100:3$

Which beverage has more sugar per cup of water?

• A. Tea
• B. Coffee
• C. Amount of sugar is equal for both
• D. Cannot be determined.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Tea

$\text{Converting the ratios into fractions:}$

$Tea⟹Water:Sugar=25:1=\frac{25}{1}=\frac{25\times 4}{1\times 4}=\frac{100}{4}$


$Coffee⟹Water:Sugar=100:3=\frac{100}{3}$


$\therefore \text{For the same 100 cups of water, tea}$ $\text{has 4 cups of sugar while coffee has}\text{only 3.}$