Divide 4 1/2 = 4.5 by 4 you would get 4.125. 4.125 cups of flour are needed to make one fruitcake.
Draw six dots then a plus sign then draw seven dots and the count them and put an equal sign and however many dots. Doe the same with the other numbers
X^2 = 16
x = 4
x = -4
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