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1 Grocery Math

L amar goes to culinary school, where he is learning to be a chef . Today, he is planning a special meal for five of his friends. They will be celebrating a friend’s birthday, so Lamar wants to have all his friend’s favorite foods: macaroni and cheese, hamburgers, salad, and chocolate cake. Lamar has chosen recipes, he’s checked to see what ingredients he already has on hand, and now he has made a grocery list. Here’s what he plans to buy: 1 pound of macaroni 1 pound of cheese 1 quart of milk 3 pounds of ground beef 1 head of lettuce 3 tomatoes 5 pounds of sugar 1 package of baking chocolate 1 dozen eggs a can of baking powder salt

a bottle of salad dressing a bottle of vegetable oil a pound of butter confectioner’s sugar

1 jar of ketchup 1 jar of mustard 1 dozen hamburger buns 5 pounds of flour

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