Question

Write the sentence as a proportion.

3
cups of flour is to 24 cookies as
1
cups of flour is to 48 cookies.
2

Answer 1

To write the sentence as a proportion, set up the equation and simplify.

Step-by-step explanation:

To write the sentence as a proportion, we can set up the equation:

3 cups of flour / 24 cookies = 1 cup of flour / 48 cookies

Simplifying the equation, we get:

3/24 = 1/48

The equation can be further simplified to:

1/8 = 1/48

Thus, the sentence as a proportion is 1/8 is to 1/48.

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