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Question
A recipe for a particular type of muffins requires 1 cup of milk and 1.5 cups of chocolates. Riya has 7.5 cups of chocolates. If she is using the recipe as a guide, how many cups of milk will she need to prepare muffins?
Solution
A particular type of muffins requires 1 cup of milk and 1.5 cups of chocolates.
Riya has 7.5 cups of chocolates.
The number of cups of milk required for 7.5 cups of chocolates = `7.5/1.5` = 5 cups ...[Since, number of cups of milk and chocolates are indirect proportion]
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