2 cups of raisins for every 12 cups, how many cups if only 8 cups of raisins

asked Jan 17, 2018 63.6k views

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by Jor

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Use a proportion.

cups of raisins to cups = cups of raisins to cups

2/12 = 8/x

2x = 8 * 12

x = 4 * 12

x = 48

Answer: 48 cups

BalusC answered Jan 21, 2018

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