Given the equation 2s=312

Question

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, fill in the blank with the value that models the equation. Express your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth.(1 point)
The recipe requires [?] the amount of sugar than flour. The recipe needs [?] cups of flour.

Answer 1

To solve the equation \( 2s = 312 \), we need to find the value of \( s \).

First, divide both sides of the equation by 2:

\[ s = \frac{312}{2} \]

Calculating this gives:

\[ s = 156 \]

This means that the recipe requires 156 cups of sugar.

Now, if the context implies that this is about a relationship between sugar and flour, we would need to know how many cups of flour are used in comparison to sugar. However, since we need one more blank related to cups of flour, we can assume the proportion or relationship needs to be identified.

If the recipe involves a 1:1 ratio, we would take:

The recipe requires 156 times more sugar than flour (if it’s a straight 1:1 proportion, it would mean there are no cups of sugar if 1 cup of flour).

Now to fill in the statement:

• The recipe requires 156 (the value of sugar cups) the amount of sugar than flour.
• The recipe needs 1 cup of flour (assuming a simple ratio).

However, if the original intent was different and the values change based on interpretation of the relationship required:

1. The recipe requires 156 the amount of sugar than flour.
2. The recipe needs 1 cup of flour.

Now since this is leading to multiple interpretations, could you clarify?