SOLUTION: Tia has a recipe for banana bread. she uses 7 1/2 c of flour for 3 loaves. Arik will follow the same recipe. he will make b loves of bread using f cups of flour. which of these equ

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Question 1138272: Tia has a recipe for banana bread. she uses 7 1/2 c of flour for 3 loaves. Arik will follow the same recipe. he will make b loves of bread using f cups of flour. which of these equations represents the relationship between b and f.
a) b=2/9f
b) b=2/5f
c) b=5/2f
d) b=9/2f

Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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7+%281%2F2%29+cups+=+3+loaves
15%2F2+cups+=+3+loaves
loaves=%285%2F2%29%2F3%29cups
loaves=%28cross%2815%295%2F2%29%2Fcross%283%291%29cups
loaves=%285%2F2%29cups=> ratio is 5%2F2

answer is: c) b=%285%2F2%29f