A recipe calls for 2 cups of almonds for 3 cups of flour. Using the same recipe, how many cups of flour will you need for 5 cups of almonds?

Question

Start by setting up a table that could be used to find how many cups of flour you will need for 5 cups of almonds.

Cups of AlmondsCups of Flour

2

3

5

?

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How many cups of flour will you need for 5 cups of almonds? Fill in that information in the table. Solve on paper. Then, enter your answer on Zearn.

Answer 1

To find the answer, we can set up a proportion:

2 cups almonds / 3 cups flour = 5 cups almonds / x cups flour

Cross multiplying, we get:

2 * x = 3 * 5

2x = 15

x = 15 / 2

x = 7.5

So, you will need 7.5 cups of flour for 5 cups of almonds.