Problema Solution

2 cups of flour and 3 ounces of oil. The recipe is increased to use 8 cups of flour how much oil should be used

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1 cup = 8 ounces

2 cups = 2*8 = 16 ounces

8 cups = 8*8 ounces = 64 ounces

Let 'x' represent the amount of oil in ounces that should be used with 8 cups of flour.

16 : 3 = 64 : x

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x = 12 ounces

12 ounces of oil should be used.