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Gina used 9 cups of sugar for every 6 cups of flour. At this rate, how many cups of sugar would Gina need per 1 cup of flour?

User Bharath Ram
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Answer:

1.5 cups of sugar

Explanation:

set up a proportion:

9/6=x/1

solve:

6x=9

x=1.5

User Jasonwarford
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Answer:

1.5 cups of sugar for 1 cup of flour.

Explanation:

9 cups of sugar/6 cups of flour= 1.5 of sugar

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