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Mr Hules is making cookies for his family. A recipe for 24 cookies calls for 4 cups of sugar for every 6 cups of flour. How many cups of flour will he use if he needs to make 60 cookies?

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Answer:

15 cups of flour

Explanation: 60 times 6 = 360

24x=360

360 divided by 24 is 15.

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Answer:

15 cups of flour to make 60 cookies

Step-by-step explanation:

first, do 60 divided by 25.

then we MULTIPLY the recipe by 2.5

24x2.5=60 amount of cookies

4x2.5=10 cups of sugar

6x2.5=15 cups of flour

15 cups of flour to make 60 cookies

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