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If you only have a 1/3 measuring cup and a recipe calls for 8 2/3 cups of flour, how many 1/3 cups would you need to use?

User Gybandi
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8*3=24=24/3
24/3+2/3= 26/3
you are going to need 26 1/3 cups

User RinSer
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(8+2/3) cups divided by 1/3 = 26 cups
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