A recipe for sugar cookies requires 2 cups of flour for every 2/3 cups of sugar. At this rate, how many cups of sugar should be used if 5 cups of flour is included?

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Anya Bullock

24 March, 19:29

A recipe for sugar cookies requires 2 cups of flour for every 2/3 cups of sugar. At this rate, how many cups of sugar should be used if 5 cups of flour is included?

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Colby Krueger · Answer 1

Colby Krueger 24 March, 20:48

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5 = 2/3 + 2/3 + 1/3

5 = 1 2/3

Alondra Walsh · Answer 2

2.5 2 cup servings of flour are used. For every serving of flour, there are 2/3 cups of sugar. So, we need to use 2.5 servings of sugar, too. (2/3) * 2.5 = 5/3, or 1.6666 ... cups of sugar.