Question

To make a cup of tea, ratio of water to milk is $3:1$. So to make $4$ cups of tea, the ratio of water to milk is

• A. $4:3:1$
• B. $12:1$
• C. $12:4$
• D. $4:12$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $12:4$

For a cup of tea, the ratio of water to milk $=3:1$.

Therefore for 4 cups, the ratio will be:

$\frac{3\times 4}{1\times 4}=\frac{12}{4}=\frac{3}{1}$