Mariah wanted to make cookies for her family but needed to reduce the recipe. The original recipe required five cups of
flour and 2 cups of sugar. For the reduced recipe, she will use three cups of flour.
question:
1.)How much sugar should Mariah use?
2.)Explain why your answer is correct.

Set up a ratio 3 cups of flour / 5 cups of flour = x cups of sugar/ 2 cups of sugar.

Cross multiply:

(3x2) / 5x = 6 = 5x

Divide both sides by 5

X = 6/5 cups of

B. Setting up a ratio calculates the proper amount of ingredients

a is the correct

x ≥ 18 is your answer

step-by-step explanation:

let "a number" = x

(2/3)x + 17 ≥ 29

isolate the variable (x). do the opposite of pemdas (parenthesis, exponent (& root), multiplication, division, addition, subtraction).

first, subtract 17 from both sides.

(2/3)x + 17 (-17) ≥ 29 (-17)

(2/3)x ≥ 29 - 17

(2/3)x ≥ 12

next, multiply 3/2 to both sides to isolate the x

(3/2)(2/3)x ≥ 12(3/2)

x ≥ 12(3/2)

simplify. multiply, then divide

x ≥ (12 * 3)/2

x ≥ (36)/2

x ≥ 18

x ≥ 18 is your answer

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