Question

A recipe calls for 5 cups of cashews for 4 cups of flour. Using the same recipe, how many cups of flour will you need for 2 cups of cashews?
Start by setting up a table that could be used to find how many cups of flour you will need for 2 cups of cashews.
Cups of Cashews Cups of Flour

5

4

2

?
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How many cups of flour will you need for 2 cups of cashews? Fill in that information in the table. Solve on paper. Then, enter your answer on Zearn.
Cups of Cashews Cups of Flour
5 4
2

Answer 1

To determine how many cups of flour are needed for 2 cups of cashews, we can set up a proportion based on the original recipe.

Given:
- 5 cups of cashews correspond to 4 cups of flour.

We can set up the proportion like this:
\[
\frac{5 \text{ cups of cashews}}{4 \text{ cups of flour}} = \frac{2 \text{ cups of cashews}}{x \text{ cups of flour}}
\]

Now, cross-multiply to solve for \(x\):
\[
5x = 4 \times 2
\]
\[
5x = 8
\]
\[
x = \frac{8}{5} = 1.6
\]

So, for 2 cups of cashews, you will need 1.6 cups of flour.

Now we can fill in the table:

| Cups of Cashews | Cups of Flour |
|------------------|---------------|
| 5 | 4 |
| 2 | 1.6 |

Thus, the answer is **1.6 cups of flour** for 2 cups of cashews.