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Mackenzie is making cookies her mom told her not to make a mess so instead of using two measuring cups she uses the 1/3 cup she needs to use the 1/3 cup 8 times how much flour does the recipe need?

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Answer: The recipe calls for 2 2/3 cups of flour. When you multiply 1/3 times 8 you get 8/3 which would reduce to 2 and 2/3 cups of flour.

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