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Jim has 7/10

of the sugar he needs to bake a sheet cake. It takes the same amount of sugar to make 1 sheet cake
as it takes to make 24 cupcakes.
What is the greatest number of cupcakes Jim can make with the sugar he has

A. 16 cupcakes
B. 17 cupcakes
C. 18 cupcakes

User Kendall
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He would have enough to make 16.8 cupcakes so whether you round or not (A or B)
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16 cupcakes is the answer
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