Use the information given to answer the question. The table shows the amounts of sugar needed for three different cookie recipes. \begin{tabular}{|c|c|} \hline Amount of Sugar & Recipe \\ \hline \( 1 \frac{1}{4} \) cups & 1 batch of chocolate chip cookies \\ \hline \( 2 \frac{2}{3} \) cups & 1 batch of sugar cookies \\ \hline \( 1 \frac{1}{2} \) cups & 1 batch of peanut butter cookies \\ \hline \end{tabular} The same restaurant's pastry chef bakes 5 batches of chocolate chip cookies, \( 1 \frac{1}{2} \) batches of sugar cookies, and \( 3 \frac{1}{2} \) batches of peanut butter cookies for a catered luncheon. How many total cups of sugar does the pastry chef use for cookies for the catered luncheon? 10 cups 11.25 cups. 15.5 cups 16 cups
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- \(1 \frac{1}{4} = \frac{5}{4}\) - \(2 \frac{2}{3} = \frac{8}{3}\) - \(1 \frac{1}{2} = \frac{3}{2}\) Show more…
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