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a snack mix recipe calls for 1 1/4 cups of dip and 1/2 cups of veggies. Parkers want to make the same recipe using 1 cup of veggies. How many cups of dip will parker need?

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Final answer:

Parker will need 2 1/2 cups of dip.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many cups of dip Parker will need, we can set up a proportion using the given information.

The snack mix recipe calls for 1 1/4 cups of dip and 1/2 cups of veggies.

Let's call the number of cups of dip Parker needs x.

The proportion will be: 1 1/4 cups / 1/2 cups = x cups / 1 cup.

To solve for x, we can cross multiply and then divide: (1 1/4) * 1 = (1/2) * x.

Simplifying both sides gives us 5/4 = 1/2 * x.

To isolate x, we can multiply both sides by the reciprocal of 1/2, which is 2/1: (5/4) * (2/1) = x.

Multiplying gives us x = 10/4, which simplifies to x = 2 1/2 cups.

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Answer:

2 1/2 cups

Step-by-step explanation:

You are doubling your recipe. You would do 1 1/4 × 2. First, 1 × 2 = 2 and then 1/4 × 2 = 1/2. Put them together for your answer. I hope this helped.

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