SOLUTION: A particular cake serves 5 people, and calls for 1.5 Cups of flour and 2 Cups of sugar. Andre searches his cupboards, and finds 4.5 cups of flour, and 8.5 cups of sugar. If he uses

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Question 200653: A particular cake serves 5 people, and calls for 1.5 Cups of flour and 2 Cups of sugar. Andre searches his cupboards, and finds 4.5 cups of flour, and 8.5 cups of sugar. If he uses the recipe to bake the largest cake possible with these ingredients, how many people will it serve?
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Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
you have enough flour for 3 cakes, so (3)(5)=15 people