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A recipe for muffins calls for 3⁄5 of a cup of sugar and 4 cups of flour. If you want to make a bigger batch, using 5 cups of flour, how much sugar will you need?

A recipe for muffins calls for 3⁄5 of a cup of sugar and 4 cups of flour. If you want to make a bigger batch, using 5 cups of flour, how much sugar will you need?
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A recipe for muffins calls for 3⁄5 of a cup of sugar and 4 cups of flour. If you want to make a bigger batch, using 5 cups of flour, how much sugar will you need?

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User Novell
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(3/5) / 4 = x / 5
cross multiply
4x = 5(3/5)
4x = 3
x = 3/4....it would need 3/4 cups of sugar
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