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A snack mix recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of veggies and 1/2 cup of dip. Maya wants to make the same recipe using 1 cup of dip. How many cups of veggies will Maya need?

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Answer:

5 cups of veggies

Step-by-step explanation:

To make the same snack mix recipe with 1 cup of dip instead of 1/2 cup, you can set up a proportion to determine how many cups of veggies Maya will need.

Let "V" represent the cups of veggies needed, and "D" represent the cups of dip needed.

The original recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of veggies and 1/2 cup of dip, which can be represented as:

Veggies (V) : Dip (D)

2 1/2 cups : 1/2 cup

Now, you want to find out how many cups of veggies (V) are needed when the dip (D) is 1 cup. You can set up a proportion:

(2 1/2 cups) / (1/2 cup) = V / 1 cup

Now, you can solve for V:

V = (2 1/2 cups) / (1/2 cup) * 1 cup

To simplify this, you can multiply both the numerator and denominator by 2 (to eliminate the fraction):

V = (2 1/2 cups * 2) / (1/2 cup * 2) * 1 cup

V = (5 cups) / (1 cup) * 1 cup

V = 5 cups

Maya will need 5 cups of veggies to make the same snack mix recipe using 1 cup of dip.

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