Stacy wants to make cake pops and cupcakes for her birthday party. She needs

Question

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2
of a cup of vegetable oil for the cake pops and 1.5 times as much oil for the cupcakes. If Stacy has 2
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2
cups of vegetable oil, how much will she have left over after she makes the cake pops and cupcakes?

Answer 1

Stacy needs 2/1 * 1/2 = <<2/1*1/2=1/1>>1 cup of vegetable oil for the cupcakes.
So she needs a total of 1 + 1/2 = <<1+1/2=3/2>>3/2 cups of vegetable oil for the cake pops and cupcakes.
Stacy will have 2 1/2 - 3/2 = <<2 1/2-3/2=1/2>>1/2 cup of vegetable oil left over. Answer: \boxed{\frac{1}{2}}.