SOLUTION: A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar for every 1 2/3 cups of flour. You use 4 cups of sugar. How many cups of flour do you need?

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Question 896786: A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar for every 1 2/3 cups of flour. You use 4 cups of sugar. How many cups of flour do you need?
Answer by JulietG(1812) About Me  (Show Source):
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4 cups is how many times more than 1%2F2cup? 8
If you needed 12%2F3 cups of flour for 1%2F2cup sugar, then you will need 8x that much for 4 cups.
12%2F3*8 = 816%2F3 = 131%2F3