5. A recipe uses 3 cups of flour to make 48 cookies. How much flour is needed to make 72 cookies?
3
2.x=1,152 cups
.
48
X
3
X
=
x= 4.5 cups
48 72
3
X
x = 2 cups
48 72
X 3
..x = 2 cups
48 72
=