SOLUTION: A particular cake recipe serves 5 people, and calls for 1.5 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar. Andre searches his cupboards, and finds 4.5 cups of flour, and 8.5 cups of sugar. If

SOLUTION: A particular cake recipe serves 5 people, and calls for 1.5 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar. Andre searches his cupboards, and finds 4.5 cups of flour, and 8.5 cups of sugar. If

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Question 205393: A particular cake recipe serves 5 people, and calls for 1.5 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar. Andre searches his cupboards, and finds 4.5 cups of flour, and 8.5 cups of sugar. If he uses the recipe to bake the largest cake possible with these ingredients, how many people will it serve?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
she has 4.5 cups of flour
she needs 1.5 for each mix
4.5/1.5=3 mixes
3*5=15 people
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