For a recipe to make 3 dozen cookies you will need 3 2/3 cups of flour and 1 3/4 cups of sugar. If you want to make 1/2 of the recipe, how much flour will you need?

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anonymous · Answer

We have 2 and 3/2 cups of flour
Well lets convert the mixed number to a fraction

If you dont remember here are the steps
#1 Multiply the whole number by the denominator 
#2 Add that number to the numerator
#3 Voila you have your fraction