Katie uses 4 cups of vinegar in her salad dressing recipe. How much vinegar would Katie use to make $35 / 8$ recipes?

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Step 1 ：The problem is asking for the total amount of vinegar Katie would use if she made \(\frac{35}{8}\) recipes.

Step 2 ：We know that Katie uses 4 cups of vinegar for one recipe.

Step 3 ：We can find the total amount of vinegar used by multiplying the number of recipes by the amount of vinegar used in one recipe.

Step 4 ：Let's denote the number of recipes as \(r = \frac{35}{8}\) and the amount of vinegar per recipe as \(v = 4\).

Step 5 ：The total amount of vinegar used can be calculated as \(t = r \times v\).

Step 6 ：Substituting the values we have, \(t = \frac{35}{8} \times 4 = 17.5\).

Step 7 ：Final Answer: Katie would use \(\boxed{17.5}\) cups of vinegar to make \(\frac{35}{8}\) recipes.