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A recipe calls for 2 sticks of butter for every 1/4 cup of brown sugar. How many sticks of butter are needed if 2.5 cups of brown sugar are used?

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Answer:

20 sticks of butter

Explanation:

If you need 2 sticks for each 1/4 cup, we need to find out how many 1/4 cups are in 2.5 cups.

2.5 ÷ .25 =10

So there are 10 quarter cups in 2.5 cups.

Now multiply 2 times 10 to find how many sticks of butter are needed.

2(10)=20

If 2.5 cups of brown sugar are used, the recipe will need 20 sticks of butter.

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