Arecipe requires 3 cups of sugar for every 4 cups of flour. if the baker uses 2 cups of sugar, how much flour should the baker use.

 cups of flour.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : A recipe requires 3 cups of sugar for every 4 cups of flour.

Ratio of sugar to flour =    (1)

Let x be the number of cups of flour used for 2 cups of sugar .

Ratio of sugar to flour =     (2)

We assume that the quantity of flour and sugar are directly proportional.

From (1) and (2) , we get

Hence, the baker should use cups of flour.