Question 962361: You need 1 1/4 cups of sugar to make 20 cookies. How many cups of sugar will you need to make 8 cookies? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You need 1 1/4 cups of sugar to make 20 cookies. How many cups of sugar will you need to make 8 cookies?
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Use a proportion::
sugar/cookies = sugar/cookies
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x/8 = (5/4)/20
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x = 8(5/4)/20
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x = 10/20
x = 1/2 cup
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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