Every 5 1/2 cups of flour weighs 1 9/16 pounds. use a unit rate to show how you could determine if there are more than or less t

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Len [333]

3 years ago

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Every 5 1/2 cups of flour weighs 1 9/16 pounds. use a unit rate to show how you could determine if there are more than or less t

han 35 cups of flour in a
10 pound bag of flour

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slega [8] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-12T02:28:23+03:00

slega [8]3 years ago

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So 5 and 1/2 cup flour =1 and 9/16
multiply both sides by 16
80 and 16/2 cups=16 and 9
88 cups=25 pounds
divide by 5
88/5=5 pounds
multiply by 2
176/5=10 pounds
176/5=35 and 1/5
35 and 1/5 cups=10 pounds

there is MORE than 35 cups of flour in a 10 pound bag