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Abdul uses 15 1/2 cups of flour to make 3 loaves of bread. At that rate, how many cups of flour would Abdul need to make 4 loaves of bread??

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Answer: 10 cups of flour

Explanation:

15 1/2 cups of flour = 7 1/2 cups

7 1/2 ÷ 3 = 2 1/2

So, it takes 2 1/2 cups of flour to make one loaf of bread

If you want to make 4 loaves of bread, you multiply 2 1/2 × 4

2 1/2 × 4 = 10

It will take 10 cups of flour to make 4 loaves of bread.

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