Answer:
7⅓ cups of water
Step-by-step explanation:
Water-salt mixture ratio = ¾ cup of salt to 5½ cups of water (¾ : 5½)
To maintain this water to salt ratio, if you intend to use 1 cup of salt, the number of water you need to add can be calculated as follows:
¾ cup of salt : 5½ cups of water = 1 cup of salt : x cups of water
¾ : 5½ = 1 : x
[tex] \frac{\frac{3}{4}}{5\frac{1}{2}}. = \frac{1}{x} [/tex]
[tex] \frac{\frac{3}{4}}{\frac{11}{2}} = \frac{1}{x} [/tex]
[tex] \frac{3}{4}*{\frac{2}{11} = \frac{1}{x} [/tex]
[tex] \frac{3}{2}*{\frac{1}{11} = \frac{1}{x} [/tex]
[tex] \frac{3*1}{2*11} = \frac{1}{x} [/tex]
[tex] \frac{3}{22} = \frac{1}{x} [/tex]
Cross multiply
[tex] 3x = 22 [/tex]
Divide both sides by 3
[tex] \frac{3x}{3} = \frac{22}{3} [/tex]
[tex] x = 7\frac{1}{3} [/tex]
Number of cups of water to add to 1 cup if salt is 7⅓ cups.
