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At Northwest High School, $150$ students participate in a math club that meets to discuss competition problems and enjoy refreshments. On a particular meeting, they plan to eat an average of three cookies each. The math club leaders, Emma and Liam, bake cookies using a recipe that yields a batch of $20$ cookies. The recipe includes the following ingredients:

$\bullet$ $2$ cups of flour
$\bullet$ $3$ eggs
$\bullet$ $4$ tablespoons of butter
$\bullet$ $1$ cup of sugar
$\bullet$ $1$ design of sugar sparkles

Due to a transportation strike, attendance is expected to drop by $30\%$. How many full recipes should Emma and Liam prepare for the event?

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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