document.write( "Question 959769: A recipe uses
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Algebra.Com's Answer #586602 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A recipe uses 3 cups of flour to 116 cups of milk. \n" ); document.write( "If you have 2 cups of flour, how much milk should you use? \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Use a proportion:: \n" ); document.write( "milk/flour = milk/flour \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "m/2 = 116/3 \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "m = (2/3)(116) \n" ); document.write( "m = 77 1/3 cups of milk \n" ); document.write( "------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "-------------- \n" ); document.write( " |