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Question 229360: Rebekah's recipe for 4 1/2 dozen cookies calls for 6 cups of sugar. How many cups of sugar are needed to make 8 dozen cookies?
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Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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54/6=96/x
54x=96*6
54x=576
x=576/54
x=10.6667 cups of sugar are required.