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Ava used 1/5 cup of sugar for every 3/5 cup of water to make hummingbird food

Enter the number of cups of sugar Ava uses for 1 cup of water

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Answer:

3 cups of suger

Explanation:

1/5 cup of suger = 3/5 cup of water

??? Cup of suger = 1 cup of water

Make a cross between them

(1/5)×1 =?? × (3/5)

?? = (1/5) / (3/5). Or ?? = (1/5)×(5/3)

So 3 cups of suger are used for 1 cup of water

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