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plz help. DUE IN 10 MINUTESYou have a recipe that calls for 5 parts (cups) of water for every 3 parts (cups) of flour. you use 15 cups of water. How much flour do you need?​​

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Answer:

9 cups of flour

Explanation:

since there's 15 cups of water and you need 3 cups of flour for every 5 cups of water 15 divided by 5 is 3 and 3 times 3 is 9 so there should be 9 cups of flour

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Answer:

9

Explanation:

if you have 5 for every 3 to get from 5 to 15 you multiply by 3 so now just multiply 3 by 3 to get 9

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