Rory has a recipe for chocolate cupcakes. She uses 4 1/2 cups of flour to make 12 cupcakes. Camryn will follow the same recipe. She will make c cupcakes using f cups of flour. Which of these equations represents the relationship between c and f?

A. C = 8/3 f

B. c = ⅘ f

C. C = ⅜ f

D. C = 5/4 f

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Pippin

4 February, 22:52

Rory has a recipe for chocolate cupcakes. She uses 4 1/2 cups of flour to make 12 cupcakes. Camryn will follow the same recipe. She will make c cupcakes using f cups of flour. Which of these equations represents the relationship between c and f?

A. C = 8/3 f

B. c = ⅘ f

C. C = ⅜ f

D. C = 5/4 f

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Step-by-step explanation:

First, divide the 12 cupcakes by 4 1/2. This will find the rate of change or slope of the equation. The answer of 12 divided by 4 1/2 is 8/3. That would make A the correct choice for this problem.

Rory has a recipe for chocolate cupcakes. She uses 4 1/2 cups of flour to make 12 cupcakes. Camryn will follow the same recipe. She will make c cupcakes using f cups of flour. Which of these equations represents the relationship between c and f?A. C = 8/3 fB. c = ⅘ fC. C = ⅜ fD. C = 5/4 f