The solution depends on the value of

. To make things simple, assume

. The homogeneous part of the equation is

and has characteristic equation

which admits the characteristic solution

.
For the solution to the nonhomogeneous equation, a reasonable guess for the particular solution might be

. Then

So you have


This means


and so the general solution would be
12 people ⇒8 cups
1 person ⇒ 8/12 = 2/3 cup
7 persons ⇒ 2/3 x 7 = 14/3 4 2/3 cups
Answer: She should use 4 2/3 cups of sugar.
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