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Cassie has 1/2 pound of suger in her cabinet. Her cake recipe calls for 2/10 of a pound of sugar. How many cakes can she make?

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How many Tenths are in one half?


(1)/(2) * (5)/(5) = (5)/(10)


Now how many times does two tenths fit into five tenths?


(5)/(10) - (2)/(10) = (3)/(10)

(3)/(10) - (2)/(10) = (1)/(10)


Answer: Cassie can make 2 cakes and she will have (1/10) pound of sugar left over because (2/10) went into (1/2) twice.

Do you have any questions about how I got to my answer?



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Two and a half technically, but in whole number two. 
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