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If the flour to sugar ratio is 5 liters flour to 1 liter sugar, then how much sugar is needed if only 2 liters of flour are used? (Give the answer as a fraction.

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flour \: \: \: \: \: sugar \\ 5 \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: 1 \\2 \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: x \\ cross \: muliply \\ 5x = 2 \\ x = (2)/(5)

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