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Ruth needs 2 1/4 cups of flour for one cake recipe and 2 3/4 cups of flour for another cake recipe if she makes both cakes how much flour will ruth need altogether

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She will need 5 cups of flour

So first I add 2-1/4 and 2-3/4 so I do this 2-1/4+2-3/4= 4-4/4 -And then I divided the stuff and I got 5 so 5 cups of flour

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To find the total floor needed, we add them up:


2 (1)/(4) + 2 (3)/(4) = 4 (4)/(4) = 5 \text { cups of floor}

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Answer: She will need 5 cups of flour to make both the cake.
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User Wouter Verlaek
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