document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1003612>Question 1003612</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. A cookie recipe calls for 1 7/8 of flour and 1 1/4 of sugar. A girl has plenty of flour but only 2 1/8 of sugar. How much flour should she use with the 2 1/8 cups for sugar to keep the indegredients in proportion? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "flour/sugar = flour/sugar<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f/(2 1/8) = (1 7/8)/(1 1/4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f/(17/8) = [15/8 / 5/4]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f/(17/8) = 15/10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f/(17/8) = 3/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f = (17/8)(3/2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "flour = 51/16 = 3.1876 cups<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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