SOLUTION: Your father is planning to cook for 35 people using a recipe that specifies one and a fourth cups of sugar for each six people. For the larger group your father will require ____

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Question 1035949: Your father is planning to cook for 35 people using a recipe that specifies one and a fourth cups of sugar for each six people.
For the larger group your father will require ____ cups of sugar

Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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We can use proportions to solve this one...like this...
1.25%2F6+=+x%2F35
Now cross-multiply and solve for x...
6x = 43.75
x = 43.75/6 = 7.29 cups sugar