Henry wants to double a cake recipe that uses 2 cups and 10 tbsp of flour. How much flour will he need?

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  5 cups and 4 tbsp

Step-by-step explanation:

Double the quantity (2 c, 10 T) is ...

  2 × (2 c, 10 T) = (4 c, 20 T)

A cup is equal to 16 tablespoons, so this quantity can be rewritten as ...

  (5 c, 4 T)

Five cups and four tablespoons of flour are needed for the double recipe.

5x+40

5(x + 8)

7x - 49

7(x - 7)

18x + 9

9(2x + 1)

15x - 10

5(3x - 2)

step-by-step explanation:

for number one all you have to do is factor 5 out of 5x + 40

for number 2 factor 7 out of 7x - 49

for number three factor 9 out of 18x + 9

for number four factor 5 out of 15x - 10