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Tanya is making lemonade for a birthday party. The directions say to use 3 cups of water for every 1/2 cup of lemonade mix. How much lemonade mix will Tanya use to make lemonade with 45 cups of water?

User Kamal Soni
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7.5 cups of lemonade mix to the 45 cups of water
User Todd Chaffee
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Answer:

7 and 1/2 cups of lemonade mix

Explanation:

45/3=15

15 x 0.5= 7.5

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