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Margaret is making strawberry milkshakes for the kids party. The recipe calls for 2/3 of a cup of strawberry syrup to make 11 milkshakes. How many cups of strawberry syrup are needed to make 132 milkshakes.?

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Answer: 8 cups

Explanation:

This problem can be solved by the Rule of three:

If:


(2)/(3) cup-----
11 milkshakes


?-----
132 milkshakes

Then:


?=(((2)/(3) cup)(132 milkshakes))/(11 milkshakes)


?=8 cups

This means Margaret needs 8 cups of strawberry syrup to make 132 milkshakes.

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