mary is making a batch of chocolate chip cookies the recipe calls for 9 cups of flour and 2 4/7 cups of sugar she isshort on flo

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ur cuts the recipe down to 7 cups if flour how much sugar should she add

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Harman [31] · Answer 1 · 2023-07-15T23:41:57+03:00

Mary added $$24 \frac{1}{2}$ cups of sugar.

<h3>How to estimate how much sugar should Mary add?</h3>

The ratio of flour to sugar exists at 9 cups: 2 4/7 cups

Utilizing equivalent ratios, given that 7 cups of sugar was utilized,

Let cups of flour needed = x such that our equation becomes

flour/sugar $$ =\frac{9}{2\frac{4}{7} }=\frac{x}{7}$

$$ \frac{9}{2\frac{4}{7} }=\frac{x}{7}$

Convert mixed numbers into improper fractions

$$2 \frac{4}{7}= \frac{18}{7}$

simplifying the above equation, we get

$$\frac{9}{\frac{18}{7} } = \frac{x}{7}$

= $$24 \frac{1}{2}$

x = 24.5

The value of x = 24.5.

Therefore, $$24 \frac{1}{2}$ cups of sugar exist required.

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