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What is the ideal water-cement ratio to be used while hand mixing?

Answer: B. 0.5 - 0.6

For hand mixing, the ideal water-cement ratio is 0.5 to 0.6. Hand mixing cannot achieve the same compaction energy as mechanical mixing, so a slightly higher w/c is needed to make the mix workable enough for manual placement and compaction.