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A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of butter for a batch of cookies and makes 24 cookies. How many cups of butter are needed to make 72 cookies?

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  1. Today, 05:18
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    Answer: 2.5 cups

    Step-by-step explanation:

    If 1/2 cup makes 24 cookies, and you need 72, divide 72 by 24 and u get 3. So since 72 is 3 things of 24, you multiply 1/2 by 3 which means you need to use 2.5 cups to make 72 cookies.
  2. Today, 06:20
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    Answer: 1 and 1/2 cups of butter

    Step-by-step explanation:

    If 24 cookies takes 1/2 cup of butter than 72 divided by 24 is 3 so 1/2 times 3 is 3/2 so it's 1 and 1/2 cups
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