When Jessica makes cupcakes she requires a ratio of sugar to flour of 2 : 5. If Jessica uses half a cup of sugar for a particular batch of cupcakes, how much flour does she need? (With working out please :D)

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anonymous · Answer

ratio and proportion is applicable in this problem

here; if the ratio of sugar to flour is 2:5, find floiu when sugar is 1/2?

anonymous · Answer

solution:

2:5 = 1/2: x ; where x is the the amount of flour. .

can u solve it now?

anonymous · Answer

multiply extreme to extreme and mean to mean to find x. . can you do it?

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

are you there?

anonymous · Answer

you're not responding. . i assume you already got the answer?