The pints of vegetable stock the chef needs is [tex]3\frac{1}{2}[/tex].
The first step is to determine the unit of conversion of cups to pints.
1 cup = 0.5 pints
To convert cup to pints, multiply 7 by 0.7
7 x 0.5 = 7/2 = [tex]3\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
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