paul mixed 5 quarts of dry ingredients and 2 quarts of water to make a batch of concrete. He ran out of the mixture before finishing his project, so he made another batch using 15 quarts of dry ingredients how many quarts of water does Paul need to add to keep the consistency of the concrete the same

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Paul needs to mix 6 quartz of water to 15 quarts of dry ingredients if the Paul mixed 5 quarts of dry ingredients and 2 quarts of water to make a batch of concrete.

What is the ratio?

It is described as the comparison of two quantities to determine how many times one obtains the other. The proportion can be expressed as a fraction or as a sign: between two integers.

We have:

Paul mixed 5 quarts of dry ingredients and 2 quarts of water to make a batch of concrete.  

The ratio of dry ingredients to water is:

= 5:2

Paul made another batch using 15 quarts of dry ingredients

Multiply the above ratio with 3 to make 15:

15:6

The above ratio represents the dry ingredients to water.

Thus, Paul needs to mix 6 quartz of water to 15 quarts of dry ingredients if the Paul mixed 5 quarts of dry ingredients and 2 quarts of water to make a batch of concrete.

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