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A baker needs 2 pounds of flour and 3 sticks of butter to

make 64 cupcakes. At these rates, how many pounds of
flour and how many sticks of butter would the baker
need to make 352 cupcakes?

User Cezar
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Answer:

15 1/2 sticks of butter, and 11 pounds of flower, hoped this helped.

Explanation:

User Leo Lozes
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Answer:

11 pounds of flour and 16.5 sticks of butter

Explanation:

2/64 = 0.03125

3/64 = 0.046875

0.03125 * 352 = 11

0.046875 * 352 = 16.5

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