Flour + sugar = 4 + 1.5 = <<4+1.5=5.5>>5.5 cups

8 batches = 5.5 * 8 = <<8*5.5=44>>44 cups

There would be 44 cups of flour and sugar combined for 8 batches of cookies.

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One batch of cookies requires 4 cups of flour and 1.5 cups of sugar. How many cups of flour and sugar combined would be needed for 8 batches?
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