Question 97

A recipe for a particular type of muffins requires 1cup of milk and 1.5 cups of chocolates. Riya has 7.5 cups of chocolates. If she is using the recipe as a guide, how many cups of milk will she need to prepare muffins?

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Solution

A particular type of muffins requires 1 cup of milk and 1.5 cups of chocolates.
Riya has 7.5 cups of chocolates
The number of cups of milk required for 7.5 cups of chocolates $= \frac{7.5}{1.5} = 5 c u p s$
[since number of cups of milk and chocolates are in direct proortion]

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