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A muffin recipe calls for a ratio of 5 cups of flour to 2 cups of sugar. For each cup of sugar that is used, how many cups of flour are needed?

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You divide 5/2 5 divided by 2 This equals 2.5 or you can leave it in an improper fraction like 5/2 ANSWER: 2.5 cups of flour are needed
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