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one recipe for pancakes says to use 1 and 1/2 cup of mix to make 7 pancakes how much mix is needed to make 35 pancakes (solve by writing and solving a proportion)

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1 1/2 cup of mix = 7 pancakes
? cup(s) of mix = 35 pancakes

35 ÷ 7 = 5
1 1/2 = 1.5
1.5 × 5 = 7.5
7.5 = 7 1/2

7 1/2 cups of mix = 35 pancakes

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