Jeffrey's recipe for oatmeal muffins calls for 2 3/4 cups of oatmeal and makes one dozen muffins. If he makes 2 dozen muffins for a club meeting and 1 1/2 dozen muffins for a family reunion, how much oatmeal will he use?

                              5

Jeffrey will use 9  __ cups of oatmeal

                              8

Step-by-step explanation:

2.75 cups of oatmeal per 1 dozen

2.75 x 2 = 5.5

2.75 + 2.75(1/2) = 4.125

add

5.5 + 4.125 =

9.625 cups of oatmeal

              or

9 5/8 cup

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