SOLUTION: old family recipe makes 12 servings contains 2/3 cups of flour. if you have to make 27 servings how many cups of flour will you need.

SOLUTION: old family recipe makes 12 servings contains 2/3 cups of flour. if you have to make 27 servings how many cups of flour will you need.

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Question 890554: old family recipe makes 12 servings contains 2/3 cups of flour. if you have to make 27 servings how many cups of flour will you need.
Answer by algebrahouse.com(1659) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Set up a proportion:

12 servings / (2/3)cup = 27 servings / x cups
12x = (2/3)(27) {cross-multiplied}
12x = 18 {multiplied}
x = 18/12 {divided each side by 12}
x = 3/2 {reduced}

1 and 1/2 cups

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