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A recipe for trail mix calls for 3 cups of raisins and 2 cups of peanuts. If you plan on using 15 cups of raisins, how many cups of peanuts do you need?
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You would need 10 cups of peanuts to make the trail mix. The recipe calls for a ratio of 3 cups of raisins to 2 cups of peanuts. To get 10 cups of peanuts, you would need to use 15 cups of raisins (3 cups of raisins : 2 cups of peanuts x 5 = 15 cups raisins : 10 cups peanuts).
