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2. If a recipe that uses 12 cups of flour to make 8 cakes needs to be scaled down to make 6 cakes,

how much flour will the new yield require?
A-6 cups
B-9 cups
C-10 cups
D-11 cups

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Answer:

9 cups

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

B) 9 cups

Step-by-step explanation:

We will use ratios for this question

  • The variable, x, will be how much flour for the 6 cakes:


(12)/(8) =(x)/(6) \\\\8x=72\\x=9

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