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Stephanie is making beef for a party the recipe uses 1 1/2 teaspoons of pepper, 3 2/4 teaspoons of garlic powder 1/8 teaspoons of thyme and 4 teaspoons of onion powder if she needs to double tap the recipe how many teaspoons will she use of each ingredient?

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Answer:She will use:3 tablespoons of pepper7 tablespoons of garlic powder[tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex] tablespoon of thyme8 tablespoons of onion powderExplanation:To double the amount, Stephanie will need to double the amount of each ingredient used. This means that she will multiply each amount by 2Therefore:New amount of any ingredient = old amount of that ingredient x 2This means that:New amount of pepper = [tex]1\frac{1}{2}*2= 3[/tex] tablespoonsNew amount of garlic powder = [tex]3\frac{2}{4}*2=7[/tex] tablespoonsNew amount of thyme = [tex]\frac{1}{8}*2=\frac{1}{4}[/tex] tablespoonsNew amount of onion powder = [tex]4*2=8[/tex] tablespoonsHope this helps :)