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Olivia is making scarves. Each scarf will have 5 rectangles, and 2/5 of the rectangles will be purple. How many purple rectangles does she need for 3 scarves?
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Olivia is making scarves. Each scarf will have 5 rectangles, and 2/5 of the rectangles will be purple. How many purple rectangles does she need for 3 scarves?

User Edilia
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Just add 2/5+2/5+2/5.

Add: 2 2 2 ----- numerators
---- + ---- + ----- =?
5 5 5 ------- denominators

Add your numerators first: 2+2+2=6

Leave your denominators alone they are all 5 so that's ok.

Your answer will be 6
------
5

Hope I helped:)
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