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Answer:
3/7 cup
Step-by-step explanation:
Ignore the units for the time being. Just to give it units, you could call it cups. This question is really about ratios.
Let the cookies = x
Then the bread = x - 1/8 x = 7/8x
The brownies = cookies - 1/4 cookies
The brownies = 3/4 cookies = 3/4 x
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Now start again.
The bread uses 1/2 cup.
That translates into 1/2 = 7/8 x
x = 1/2 // 7/8 = 4/7 cup for the cookies (4/7 is larger than 1/2)
Whatever the cookies are, the brownies take 3/4 as much
4/7 * 3/4 = 12/28 = 3/7
The answer should be 3/7 of a cup.
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Answer:
3/8 lb
Step-by-step explanation:
If all units are pounds, then we have ...
bread = cookies - 1/8 lb
cookies = brownies + 1/4 lb
bread = 1/2 lb
Using the last value in the first equation, we find ...
1/2 lb = cookies - 1/8 lb
cookies = 5/8 lb . . . . . . . add 1/8 lb to both sides
Using this in the second equation gives ...
5/8 lb = brownies + 1/4 lb
3/8 lb = brownies . . . . . subtract 1/4 lb from both sides
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Lila used 3/8 lb of flour to make the brownies.