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A cake recipe calls for 4 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar. To triple the recipe, how many cups of flour and sugar are needed in all? Which expression will you use to solve? *

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3 + 4 x 2
(3 x 4) + (3 x 2)
3 + 4 + 2
3 x 4 + 2
3 + (4 x 2)

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(3 * 4) + (3 * 2)
4 cups of flour is tripled that is

3 * 4
2 cups of sugar is tripled that is

3 * 2

The expression will be

(3 * 4) + (3 * 2)
User Prabhakar Bhat
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Answer: 18 cups total
Expression: (3×4) + (3×2)
Work:
3×4=12
3×2=6
12+6=18
User Msvalkon
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