SOLUTION: A recipe requires 3/4 cup of nuts for 1 cake. Enter the maximum number of cakes that can be made using 7 1/2 cups of nuts.

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Question 1178923: A recipe requires 3/4 cup of nuts for 1 cake.
Enter the maximum number of cakes that can be made using 7 1/2 cups of nuts.

Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
cups for cake;
cups for cakes;




Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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I will show you easy way to calculate it 


     = 0.75;   7  = 7.5;    7  :  =  = 10.     ANSWER


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