Tessa needs to add 4 1/2 cups of sugar to her cookie dough. She only has a 1/2-cup measure. How many scoops of sugar does Tessa need to add?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Tessa needs to add a total of 9 half-cups (4 1/2 cups = 9 half-cups).

Therefore, Tessa needs to add 9 scoops of sugar.