Sophie initially thought she had 9 pounds of apples, but upon rechecking, she found she actually had 18 pounds. Sophie still decided to make pies for the community gathering, with each pie requiring 1/14 of the total amount of apples. If Sophie still made 7 pies just like before, calculate how many pounds of apples she used this time. Solve the problem using the multiplication of the fraction and the whole number ((18 / 14) * 7). Write your answer as a simplified fraction or a whole number.