# Brownies

Mrs. Merritt made brownies, the recipe had to be cut in 1/2. The recipe called for 2 5/8 cups of sugar. How much sugar did she use?

Result

x =  1.313

#### Solution:

$x=\dfrac{ 1 }{ 2 } \cdot \ (2+\dfrac{ 5 }{ 8 } )=\dfrac{ 21 }{ 16 }=1.3125=1.313$

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