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Becca has a biscuit recipe that uses 2/3 of a tablespoon of salt for every 3/4 of a cup of flour. In order to have enough biscuits for her family that is visiting, Becca is making a batch of biscuits using 3 cups of flour and _____
tablespoons of salt.

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Step-by-step explanation:

Flour     3/4          3

Salt        2/3          x

Direct proportion

[tex]\frac{3}{4}/\frac{2}{3}=\frac{3}{x}\\\\ \frac{3}{4}*\frac{3}{2}=\frac{3}{x}\\\\ \frac{9}{8}=\frac{3}{x}\\\\ \frac{9}{8}*x=3\\\\ x=3*\frac{8}{9}\\\\ x=\frac{8}{3}\\\\x=2\frac{2}{3}[/tex]

2 2/3 table spoons of salt

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