Mariah wanted to make cookies for her family but needed to reduce the recipe. The original recipe required five cups of
flour and 2 cups of sugar. For the reduced recipe, she will use three cups of flour.
question:
1.)How much sugar should Mariah use?
2.)Explain why your answer is correct.

Set up a ratio 3 cups of flour / 5 cups of flour = x cups of sugar/ 2 cups of sugar.

Cross multiply:

(3x2) / 5x = 6 = 5x

Divide both sides by 5

X = 6/5 cups of

B. Setting up a ratio calculates the proper amount of ingredients

46 dollars is the answer.

step-by-step explanation:

6*6 = 36,         36+10=46

77

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