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Jacob is making stew. The stew calls for 3/8 cup of rice. If he triples the recipe, how much rice will he need. Write an addition problem to show your answer.

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If Jacob needs to triple the recipe of 3/8 of rice, it would equal to 1 cup and a fourth of rice
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3/8 times 3 = 1.125.
1.125 to fraction = 1 1/8.
Jacob will need 1 1/8 cup of rice.
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