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Sara was making a cookies and she needs ½ cup of Chocolate chips and 2/3 cup of sugar. She accidently put in 1 cup of sugar. How many cups chocolate chips does she need now?

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Answer:

3/4 cups of Chocolate chips is needed

Explanation:

Sara was making a cookies and she needs ½ cup of Chocolate chips and 2/3 cup of sugar. She accidently put in 1 cup of sugar. How many cups chocolate chips does she need now?

From the above question:

2/3 cup of sugar = ½ cup of Chocolate chips

1 cup of sugar = x

Cross Multiply

2/3 cup of sugar × x = ½ cup of Chocolate chips × 1 cup of sugar

x = ½ cup of Chocolate chips × 1 cup of sugar/ 2/3 cup of sugar

x = 1/2 ÷ 2/3

x = 1/2 × 3/2

x = 3/4 cups of Chocolate chips

Therefore, for 1 cup of sugar , 3/4 cups of Chocolate chips is needed

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