Calculating Sugar from Flour Ratio

In a recipe, the ratio of flour to sugar is given as 3:2. If you have a total of 5 cups of flour and sugar combined, how much sugar do you have in cups?

Let the amount of flour be represented as $F$ and the amount of sugar as $S$. According to the ratio, we know:

$F:S = 3:2$, meaning:

$F = 3x$ and $S = 2x$ for some rational number $x$.

Also, we have:

$F + S = 5$ cups.