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A recipe has a ratio of 2 cups of sugar to 6 cups of flour. How many cups of flour are used for each cup of sugar in the recipe?

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2 : 6 /2
1 : 3

There are 3 cups of flour for each cup of sugar.



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The ratio 2 to 6 can be reduced to 1 to 3. That means for every 3 cups of flour there is one cup of sugar. 
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