document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1191217>Question 1191217</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A recipe for 24 cookies requires 1 1/2 cups of sugar. If Ben wants to make 36 cookies, how much sugar does he need?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question 18 options:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 1/2cups\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 1/4cups\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 cups\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 1/3cups </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1 1/2 = 1 & 1/2 = 1 + 1/2 = 1 + 0.5 = 1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In short,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 1/2 = 1.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(24 cookies)/(1.5 cups of sugar) = (36 cookies)/(x cups of sugar)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24/1.5 = 36/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24*x = 1.5*36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24*x = 54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 54/24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 + 0.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 + 1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 & 1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2  1/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: <font color=red>2 1/4 cups</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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