Solve the problem.
-A recipe for cookies calls for $7 \frac{1}{2}$ cups of flour. If the recipe is for 3 dozen cookies, how much flour is needed for 8 dozen cookies?
A) $60 \mathrm{c}$
B) $24 \mathrm{c}$
C) $17 \frac{1}{7} \mathrm{c}$
D) $20 \mathrm{c}$

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To find the amount of flour needed for 8 dozen cookies, set up a proportion: $ \frac{7.5 \text{ cups}}{3 \text{ dozen}} = \frac{x \text{ cups}}{8 \text{ dozen}} $. Solving for $x$, we get $x = \frac{7.5 \times 8}{3} = 20$ cups.

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