kyra2992 kyra2992
  • 23-10-2018
  • Mathematics
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May baked 24 cookies with 2 cups of flour how many cups of flour does may need in order to only bake 20

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Gyzmo
Gyzmo Gyzmo
  • 23-10-2018

24/2=20/x

Cross multiply

24x=2(20)

Simplify

24x=40

Divide both sides by 24

x=1 2/3

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crisman2005
crisman2005 crisman2005
  • 23-10-2018
The answer is 1 2/3 cups of flowers.
First, Divide the number of cookies by cups of flower to get unit rate, then from there use that number and let it be divided by the amount you want, for example 20. So, 20 divided by 12 is 1.6666 , or 1 2/3
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