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Pam earned a total of $1.60 by selling 2 cups of lemonade. How many cups of lemonade does Pam need to sell in all to earn $8? Assume the relationship is directly proportional.

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Pam earned a total of 1.60byselling2cupsoflemonade.HowmanycupsoflemonadedoesPamneedtosellinalltoearn1.60 by selling 2 cups of lemonade. How many cups of lemonade does Pam need to sell in all to earn 8? Assume the relationship is directly proportional.

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Step 1: Determine the cost of one cup of lemonade. Since Pam earned 1.60byselling2cupsoflemonade,wecandivide1.60 by selling 2 cups of lemonade, we can divide 1.60 by 2 to find the cost of one cup. 1.60÷2=1.60 ÷ 2 = 0.80 per cup.

Step 2: Determine how many cups of lemonade Pam needs to sell to earn 8.Sinceeachcupcosts8. Since each cup costs 0.80, we can divide 8by8 by 0.80 to find the number of cups. 8÷8 ÷ 0.80 = 10 cups.

So, Pam needs to sell 10 cups of lemonade to earn $8.

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