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If 2 cups of rice requires 4.5 cups of water, what is the total number of cups of water needed to prepare 5 cups of the same rice?

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Set up a proportion. Cross multiply and solve for x.

2/4.5 = 5/x

2x = 22.5

x = 11.25 cups of water

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