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You used 5 cups of flour to bake 80 cookies.How many cups do you need if you are planning to bake 144 cookies?

User Deen John
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First, set up a proportion

5 cups x cups
————— = ———————-
80 cookies. 144 cookies

144 • 5 = 720

720= 80x
—————
80


x= 90

ANSWER: 90 CUPS OF FLOUR
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