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COOKING A batch of cookies requires $1 \frac{1}{2}$ cups of sugar. How many batches of cookies can be made from $7 \frac{1}{2}$ cups of sugar?
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$1 \frac{1}{2}$ becomes $\frac{3}{2}$ and $7 \frac{1}{2}$ becomes $\frac{15}{2}$. Show more…
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