if mandy wants a total of 10 dozen muffins, and 2.5 dozen of muffins require 1.25 cups, you'd first have to divide 10 by 2.5 to get the answer of 4. this means that per 2.5 dozen muffins she will need 4 times the amount of materials in order to get a total amount of 10 dozen muffins. therefore if 2.5 dozen muffins require 1.25 cups of flour, then you'd need to multiply 1.25 by 4 which is equivalent to 5 cups of flour.
