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Helena needs 3.5 cups of flour per loaf of bread and 2.5 cups of flour per batch of muffins. She also needs 0.75 cup of sugar per loaf of bread and 0.75 cup of sugar per batch of muffins. Helena has 17 cups of flour and 4.5 cups of sugar available for baking. Which combination of loaves of bread and batches of muffins could Helena bake?

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User Ghimire
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Answer:

The correct answer is 2 bread loaves and 4 muffins.

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User Eugene B
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The amount she has in hand, she can make 4 loaves of bread and 2 batches of muffins.
Hope this will help a lot!
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User Gabriel Chung
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