document.write( "Question 927101: A recipe for 60 cookies required 1 1/4 cup of sugar. How much sugar is needed if we are making 45 cookies? \n" ); document.write( "
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A recipe for 60 cookies required 1 1/4 cup of sugar
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\n" ); document.write( "Half as many cookies require 1/2 as much sugar, so
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\n" ); document.write( "30 cookies require 1/2 + 1/8 = 5/8 cup of sugar
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\n" ); document.write( "15 cookies require 1/4 + 1/16 = 5/16 cup of sugar
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\n" ); document.write( "3 times this many cookies require 3 times this much sugar, so
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\n" ); document.write( "45 cookies require 3/4 + 3/16 = 15/16 cup of sugar
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