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28. How much plain yogurt will you need to make 2 1/2 dozen cookies? Show your work.

28. How much plain yogurt will you need to make 2 1/2 dozen cookies? Show your work-example-1

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Answer:


(5)/(6) cups

Explanation:

Normally, when working with mixed numbers, I would prefer to turn them into improper fractions first before evaluating.

1
(1)/(2) cookies ---
(1)/(2) cup plain yogurt


(3)/(2) cookies ---
(1)/(2) cup plain yogurt

2
(1)/(2) cookies --- ? cup plain yogurt


(5)/(2) cookies ---
(5)/(3) ×
(1)/(2) cup plain yogurt =
(5)/(6) cups plain yogurt

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