A recipe for oatmeal cookies calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of oatmeal. How much flour is needed for a big batch of cookies that uses 9 cups of oatmeal?
Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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3 cups of oatmeal = 2 cups of flour
1 cup of oatmeal = 2/3 cups of flour
9 cups of oatmeal = 2/3 * 9
= 2*3
= 6 cups of flour
Hence, for 9 cups of oatmeal we need 6 cups of flour.