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A recipe calls for 1 cup of milk for every 2\frac{1}{2} cups of flour to make a cake that would feed 6persons. How many cups of both flour and milk will be needed to make a similar cake for 8 people?

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Total quantity of both milk and flour needed to make a cake for 6 persons = \left(1+2 \frac{1}{2}\right) = \frac{7}{2} \text{ Cups}
Assume the quantity of both milk and flour needed to make a cake for 8 persons be x cups.

According to the question

\\ \frac{7}{2} \text { cups: } 6 \text { persons }:: x \text { cups }: 8 \text { persons } \\ \Rightarrow \quad \frac{\frac{7}{2}}{6}=\frac{x}{8} \\\\ \Rightarrow \quad x=\frac{28}{6} =\frac{14}{3}

\frac{14}{3} quantity of both milk and flour needed to make a cake for 8 persons.

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Ravindra Pindel

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