Problema Solution

You need 1 1/4 cups of sugar to make 20 cookies. How many cups of sugar will you need to make 14 cookies?

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let x = cups of sugar needed to make 14 cookies


1 1/4 = (1*4 + 1)/4 = 5/4


(5/4) : 20 = x : 14


by solving we find


x = 7/8 cups of sugar


x = 0.875 cups for sugar


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