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Marcy is baking blueberry pies to sell at her bakery. She starts with 8 3/4 cartons of blueberries, of which she uses 1/2 for the first batch of pies. How many cartons of blueberries does Marcy use for the first batch of pies?

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Answer: Marcy used [tex]\dfrac{35}8[/tex] cartons of blueberries for the first batch of pies.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: Quantities of blueberries = [tex]8\dfrac34[/tex] cartons

[tex]=\dfrac{8\times4+3}{4}=\dfrac{35}{4}[/tex] cartons

Blueberries used for first batch = [tex]\dfrac12[/tex] of (Total)

[tex]=\dfrac12\times\dfrac{35}{4}\\\\=\dfrac{35}{8}[/tex]cartons

Hence, Marcy used [tex]\dfrac{35}8[/tex] cartons of blueberries for the first batch of pies.

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