Question 1191217
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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?
Question 18 options:
2 1/2cups

2 1/4cups

2 cups

2 1/3cups
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24 cookies require 3/2 cups of sugar;


hence,  12 cookies require 3/4 cup of sugar;


then 36 cookies require 9/4 = 2 1/4 cups of sugar.    <U>ANSWER</U>
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