document.write( "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? \n" ); document.write( "
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she has 4.5 cups of flour
\n" ); document.write( "she needs 1.5 for each mix
\n" ); document.write( "4.5/1.5=3 mixes
\n" ); document.write( "3*5=15 people
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