What is saltier? 3 tbsp of salt in 5cups water or 13tbsp in 24 cups of water? Solve using Unit rate

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What is saltier? 3 tbsp of salt in 5cups water or 13tbsp in 24 cups of water? Solve using Unit rates. 

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Step 1

GIVEN DATA : 3tbsp of salt in 5 cups of water

                        13tbsp in 24 cups of water

       TO FIND : which is more saltier

From the given data, 3tbsp of salt in 5 cups of water that means in 5 cups of water there are 3tbsp of salt.

So, 1 cup of water have =35tbsp of salt

1 cup of water have 0.6 tbsp of salt.                                                       (1)

 

Step 2

In the second case,

  tbsp in 24 cups of water that means in 24cups there are 13 tbsp of salt.

So, 1 cup of water have 1324tbsp of salt

 1 cup of water have 0.541tbsp of salt                                               (2)

From the statement 1 & 2,In second case the salt is less than the salt in case first.

So, 1cup of water have 0.6 tbsp of salt.  and the 1cup of water have 0.541 tbsp of salt.

0.6>0.541thus, the cup with 0.6 tbsp of salt is more saltier than the.

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