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Ariana picked 2121 cups of ripe strawberries from her garden. She plans to use all of the strawberries to make strawberry jam. Her recipe calls for 22 cups of sugar for every 77 cups of strawberries.\newlineHow much sugar does Ariana need to use?\newline____ cups\newline

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Q. Ariana picked 2121 cups of ripe strawberries from her garden. She plans to use all of the strawberries to make strawberry jam. Her recipe calls for 22 cups of sugar for every 77 cups of strawberries.\newlineHow much sugar does Ariana need to use?\newline____ cups\newline
  1. Calculate ratio: Calculate the ratio of sugar to strawberries in the recipe.\newlineReasoning: The recipe uses 22 cups of sugar for every 77 cups of strawberries.\newlineCalculation: 2121 cups of strawberries ×(2 cups of sugar7 cups of strawberries)=6\times \left(\frac{2 \text{ cups of sugar}}{7 \text{ cups of strawberries}}\right) = 6 cups of sugar.

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