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3) a recipe for chocolate chip cookies requires 1/4 a cup chocolate chips if you are making 2 1/2 a recipe , how many cups of chocolate chips do you need ?

4) Abby’s car has 7/8 tank of fuel. Each day she uses 1/12 of the tank to drive to work . In how many days will she need to fill the bad tank in her car .

Answer 1

Question 3: 20/2 or 10

Question 4: 504/48 or 10 1/2

Explanation:

Question 3: first, turn 2 1/2 into an improper fraction (5/2). Next, divide 5/2 by 1/4, or multiply 5/2 by 4/1. Simplify

Question 4: First make the denominators the same number. 7/8= 21/24 1/12= 2/24 next divide 21/24 by 2/24, or multiply 21/24 by 24/2. This gives yiu 504/48. Simplify

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