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A recipe needs 2/3 of a cup of sugar. You are going to triple the recipe. How much sugar do you need?

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If you triple the recipe, you will need to multiply 2/3 by 3. You need to make 3 into a fraction to do so. Add 1 as 3's denominator.

2/3 × 3/1 = 6/3

Simplify 6/3 = 2.

You need 2 cups of Sugar.
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