A recipe says it produces the best sweet tea. In addition to using tea bags, the recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar for every 1 1/2 cups of water.

A. Write and equation the shows the relationship between the numbers of cups of sugar to the number of cups water i this recipe. Let s represent the number of cups sugar, let w represent the number of cups water.

B. If there are 4 1/4 cups of water in a pitcher, how many cups of sugar will be needed to follow the recipe for the best sweet tea? Use the equation written in part (a) to determine your answer.