SOLUTION: If a recipe requires 3 cups of milk for 2 cups of flour, how many cups of flour is needed if your will use 8 cups of milk? Round to the nearest tenth of a cup if needed.

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Question 747713: If a recipe requires 3 cups of milk for 2 cups of flour, how many cups of flour is needed if
your will use 8 cups of milk? Round to the nearest tenth of a cup if needed.

Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the recipe requires 3 cups milk
for 2 cups of flour, then 1 cup of milk
requires 2/3 of a cup of flour.
Then 8 cups of milk require 2/3 x 8
cups of flour or 5.3 cups of milk.