document.write( "Question 418789: A cookie recipe which calls for 3 1/2 cups of flour makes 5 dozen cookies. How much flour is needed to make 3 dozen cookies? Tried 3.5/5 * x/3 and 3.5/5 dividied by x/3 \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent flour needed to make 3 dozen cookies
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document.write( "Question Sets Up the Proportion  ( 3 1/2 = 7/2)
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document.write( "    | Cross Multiplying to solve for x 
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document.write( "   5x = 3*(7/2)
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document.write( "   5x = 21/2
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document.write( "    x = 21/10  2.1 c for 3doz  
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