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A tomato sauce recipe uses 96 ounces of crushed tomatoes. How many pints of crushed tomatoes are needed to make the sauce? (36 ounces = 2 pints)

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6 pints

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Answer:

6 pints

Explanation:

The easiest way to answer is to set up a proportion.

36/2=96/x

32 ounces=2 pints

16 ounces=1 pint

96=16x

6=x

6 pints

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