An amateur cook entered a "chili cook-off." Among other spices the cook included 1 2/3 teaspoons of cayenne pepper. The cook decided the chili was too hot, and wanted to use only 3/4 as much cayenne as had been used. Compute the new amount of cayenne that would be used. 1 1/4 teaspoons 1 teaspoon 1 1/12 teaspoon 3/4 teaspoon
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