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a cake recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of butter. One tablespoon equals 1/16 cups. how many tablespoons of butter do you need to make the cake?

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It is 1 9/16 because 1 1/2 + 1/16 = 1 9/16
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you need 16 tablespoons for 1 cup and 8 tablespoons for a half cup. Therefore you need to have 24 tablespoons of butter to make cake.
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