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Can I get some help on this please? I attached the picture already.

Can I get some help on this please? I attached the picture already.-example-1
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Explanation:

2 cups of sugar mix with 7 cups of water.

so, 2/2 = 1 cup of sugar mixes therefore with 7/2 = 3.5 cups of water.

and 5 cups of sugar (= 5×1 cups) mix with 5×3.5 = 17.5 cups of water.

not 21. not 28. it is 17.5 cups of water !

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