<PRE><B>Question 262668</B>
1 + 1/3 cups of suger for 8 giant muffins.
how many for 36?


36/8 = 4.5


4.5 * 1 + 1/3 = 4.5 * 4/3 = 6


you would need 6 cups of sugar for 36 giant muffins.


the ratio you set up is:


(4/3) / 8 = x / 36


you cross multiply to get:


(4/3) * 36 = 8 * x


you simplify to get:


144 / 3 = 8 * x


divide both sides of the equation by 8 to get:


(144/3)/8 = x


simplify to get:


144/(3*8) = x


simplify further to get:


144/24 = x


solve for x to get x = 144/24 = 6


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