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Cheryl and Marcus are going to make 2 batches of muffins. the smaller batch is 2/3 the size of the larger batch. the recipe for the larger batch requires 3/5 cup of water. how much water will they need to make the smaller batch? they made a model to represent the problem. Cheryl says they need 6/9 cup of water. Marcus says they need 2/5 cup of water who is correct? explain.

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2/5 that's the answer
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the smaller batch is 2/3 of the large batch so anser is2/5

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