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kayla uses 9 cups of flour to bake a cake. if this is 3/4 of the total amount flour she started with with. what was the total amount of flour?

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Final answer:

To find the total amount of flour Kayla started with, we can set up an equation using the information given and solve for x which gives us 12 cups.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the total amount of flour she started with, we can set up an equation using the information given.

Let x be the total amount of flour.

We know that 9 cups is equal to 3/4 of the total amount, so we can write the equation:

9 = (3/4)x

To solve for x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by (4/3):

(4/3) * 9 = x

x = 12

Therefore, the total amount of flour Kayla started with is 12 cups.

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