If 1.5 cup fills 2/3 of a container, how many cups does it take to fill the whole container

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If it takes 1.5 cups to fill ⅔ of a container, then it takes 1.5/2=0.75 cups to fill ⅓ of a container. To fill three thirds of a container, that is, one whole container then it takes 3×0.75=2.25 cups, which is 2¼ cups.

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