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A recipe requires 1/5 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of flour. How many times as much flour is required for the recipe as sugar?

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MrsStrong

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2.5 times

Step-by-step explanation:

To compare the two quantities, find a common denominator.

1/5 is 2/10 of sugar.

1/2 cup of flour is 5/10 of flour.

There is almost 3 times as much flour as sugar. 5/ 2 = 2.5. It is 2.5 times as much.

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