A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you want to make a larger batch using 8 cups of flour, how many cups of sugar will you need?

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C) 12 cups. Set up a proportion: 2 cups flour / 3 cups sugar = 8 cups flour / x cups sugar. Cross-multiply: 2x = 3 × 8. So, 2x = 24. Divide by 2: x = 12 cups of sugar.

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you want to make a larger batch using 8 cups of flour, how many cups of sugar will you need?

✓ Correct Answer: Option C

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