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A cookie recipe calls for 2 1/4 cups of flour and 1 1/2 cups of sugar. If the amount of the ingredients are increased proportionally and the amount of sugar was increased to 9 cups, how many cups of flour would be needed?

A- 6
B- 8 1/4
C- 9 3/4
D- 13 1/2

Pete is making decorations for a dinner party. the instructions tell him to use 9 flowers for a medium-sized decoration. complete each statement to adjust the flowers for different-sized decorations based on these instructions.

5× 1/2 = ? a) more than 5 because you are multiplying by a whole number b) 5/10 because you multiply the numerator and denominator by 5 c) less than 5 because you are multiplying by a number that is more than 1 d) less than 5 because you are multiplying by a number that is less than 1

Does anyone know how to solve and graph this: 4 + | a + 2 | < 7the only part i don't get is the "4 +"