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You can make a soap bubble mixture by combining 2 tablespoons water with 1 tablespoon liquid dishwashing soap and 4 drops of corn syrup. Using the same ratios, how much liquid dishwashing soap and how many drops of corn syrup should you use if you want to make a soap bubble mixture with 5 tablespoons of water? Solve this problem by reasoning about multiplication and/or division with quantities. Explain your reasoning.
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