SOLUTION: Hi! Hoping you could help me with this one. Thanks in advance. :) The ratio of cups of water to cups of flour to cups of sugar in a recipe is 3:1:1/2. If this is just for one se

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Question 1117834: Hi! Hoping you could help me with this one. Thanks in advance. :)
The ratio of cups of water to cups of flour to cups of sugar in a recipe is 3:1:1/2. If this is just for one serving, how much of each is needed for a recipe that makes 5 serving?

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You need 5 times as many cups for each
of the ingredients
water: +3%2A5+=+15+ cups
flour: +5%2A1+=+5+ cups
sugar: +5%2A%281%2F2%29+=+2.5+ cups