A recipe for muffins calls for 3⁄5 of a cup of sugar and 4 cups of flour. If you want to make a bigger batch, using 5 cups of flour, how much sugar will you need?

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A recipe for muffins calls for 3⁄5 of a cup of sugar and 4 cups of flour. If you want to make a bigger batch, using 5 cups of flour, how much sugar will you need?

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(3/5) / 4 = x / 5
cross multiply
4x = 5(3/5)
4x = 3
x = 3/4....it would need 3/4 cups of sugar

Seryoga answered Jun 29, 2018

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