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Each loaf of pumpkin bread calls for 1¾ cups of raisins. About how many loaves can be made from 10 cups of raisins

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Take into account that the ratio of one loaf of pumpkin to cups of raisins is

1 : 1 3/4

1 3/4 can be written as follow:

1 3/4 = 1 + 3/4 = (4+3)/4 = 7/4

then, the ratio is:

1 : 7/4

For 10 cups of raisins, it is necessary that the previous ratio is equal, then, if x is the number of loaves can be made with 10 cups, you have:

x : 10

the previous ratios can be written as fractions, 1/7/4 = 4/7 and x/10 respectively. Equal these fractions and solve for x:

4/7 = x/10

(4/7)(10) = x

40/7 = x

x = 40/7 ≈ 6

Hence, approximately 6 loaves of bread can be made with 10 cups of raisins.

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