Question

If Sandy's cookie recipe calls for 1/3 cup of brown sugar and she increases it by 2/9 of a cup, how much brown sugar does she use?

A. 7/9 cup
B. 5/9 cup
C. 4/9 cup
D. 1/9 cup

Answer 1

Answer: 4/9 cup (C)

Work:

convert 2/9 into thirds.

you get 1/3!

1/3 + 1/3 = 2/3 cup, or 4/9 cup.

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