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In 34 pound of a spice mix, there is 56 cup of cinnamon.

How much cinnamon does the spice mix contain per pound?

5/8 cup

​ 9/10 ​ cup

​ 1 1/9 ​ cups

​ 1 3/5 ​ cups

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Find the unit rate:

56 cups cinnamon
------------------------- = 1.64 cups of cinnamon per pound.
34 pounts

This result (11/17 cups/lb) does not match any of your 4 answer choices, but is closest to 1 3/5 cups/lb.
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