A recipe requires 4 cups of sugar for 5 servings, how can a proportion be set up to find how much sugar is needed for 15 servings?
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Answer & Analysis
Answer
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Analysis
To find out how much sugar is needed for 15
servings based on the fact that 4 cups of sugar are required for 5 servings, we
can set up a proportion where the ratios of sugar to servings are equal.
Given:
4 cups of sugar for 5 servings.
We want to find x, the amount of sugar
needed for 15 servings.
Set up the proportion:
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