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A recipe requires 4 cups of flour to make 3 dozen cookies. How many cups of flour are needed to make 10 dozen cookies?

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Answer:

13 1/2 cups of flour.

Explanation:

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Answer:

13 1/3 cups

Explanation:

We assume flour is proportional to cookies, so we have ...

cups/dozens = x/10 = 4/3

Multiplying by 10 gives ...

x = 40/3 = 13 1/3

13 1/3 cups of flour are needed for 10 dozen cookies.

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