A cake recipe calls for 5 cups of flour to bake 2 cakes. How many cups
of flour will be needed to bake 7 cakes?
A. 35
B. 24.5
C. 17.5
D. 12

Question

A cake recipe calls for 5 cups of flour to bake 2 cakes. How many cups of flour will be needed to bake 7 cakes? A. 35 B. 24.5 C. 17.5 D. 12

UpStudy AI · Accepted Answer

To find out how many cups of flour are needed to bake 7 cakes, we can first determine how much flour is needed for one cake.

The recipe states that 5 cups of flour are needed for 2 cakes. Therefore, the amount of flour needed for one cake is:

$$
\text{Flour per cake} = \frac{5 \text{ cups}}{2 \text{ cakes}} = 2.5 \text{ cups per cake}
$$

Now, to find out how much flour is needed for 7 cakes, we multiply the amount of flour needed for one cake by 7:

$$
\text{Flour for 7 cakes} = 2.5 \text{ cups per cake} \times 7 \text{ cakes} = 17.5 \text{ cups}
$$

Thus, the answer is:

C. 17.5
17.5 cups

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