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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

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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?

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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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Chapter 10: Direct and Inverse Proportions - Exercise [Page 328]

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NCERT Exemplar Mathematics Exemplar [English] Class 8
Chapter 10 Direct and Inverse Proportions
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