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When Mrs. Campece bakes chocolate chip cookies, she need 2 cups of flour

for every 1.5 cups of chocolate chips. If she's making a big batch and uses 6 cups
of flour, how many chocolate chips does she need?

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Answer:

4.5

Explanation:

make a proportion:


(2)/(1.5) = (6)/(x)

solve for x using cross products:

x=4.5

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