2013 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 2
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Problem
Alice is making a batch of cookies and needs cups of sugar. Unfortunately, her measuring cup holds only
cup of sugar. How many times must she fill that cup to get the correct amount of sugar?
Solution
To get how many cups we need, we realize that we simply need to divide the number of cups needed by the number of cups collected in her measuring cup each time. Thus, we need to evaluate the fraction . Simplifying, this is equal to
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