SOLUTION: Mark is making cookies.He has 3 1/2 cups of sugar.The recipe calls for 3/4 cups per batch of cookies.Write an equation that shows the number of batches of cookies Mark can make.The

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Question 1109429: Mark is making cookies.He has 3 1/2 cups of sugar.The recipe calls for 3/4 cups per batch of cookies.Write an equation that shows the number of batches of cookies Mark can make.Then solve.(Use “b” as your variable).
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Mark is making cookies.He has 3 1/2 cups of sugar.The recipe calls for 3/4 cups per batch of cookies.Write an equation that shows the number of batches of cookies Mark can make.Then solve.(Use “b” as your variable).
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b = (3 1/2)/(3/4) = (7/2)/(3/4) = (4/3)*(7/2) = 14/3 = 4 2/3
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Cheers,
Stan H.