A recipe requires 3 cups of flour for every 2 cups of sugar. If you use 8 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour are needed?

A 5 cups

B 9 cups

C 12 cups

D 16 cups

✓ Correct Answer: Option C

Set up a proportion: 3/2 = x/8. Cross-multiply: 3 * 8 = 2 * x. This gives 24 = 2x, so x = 12 cups of flour.

💡 Why is C) the correct answer?

The correct answer to the question "A recipe requires 3 cups of flour for every 2 cups of sugar. If you use 8 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour are needed?" is Option C: 12 cups.

The other options — A) 5 cups, B) 9 cups, D) 16 cups — are incorrect for this GED Exam Prep question. As explained above: Set up a proportion: 3/2 = x/8. Cross-multiply: 3 * 8 = 2 * x. This gives 24 = 2x, so x = 12 cups of flour.

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A recipe requires 3 cups of flour for every 2 cups of sugar. If you use 8 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour are needed?

✓ Correct Answer: Option C

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