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Barbara was baking a cake and could not find her tables spoon. Measure the recipe calls for 3 1/3 tablespoons how many teaspoons most probably use in order to have the recipe turned out right?

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Final answer:

Barbara can substitute 3 1/3 tablespoons with 10 teaspoons, since there are 3 teaspoons in 1 tablespoon.

Step-by-step explanation:

If Barbara needs to use 3 1/3 tablespoons for a recipe but only has a teaspoon measure, she needs to convert tablespoons to teaspoons. Normally, there are 3 teaspoons in 1 tablespoon. To find the total number of teaspoons required, she would calculate as follows:

  1. Convert 1/3 of a tablespoon to teaspoons by multiplying it by 3, which equals 1 teaspoon.
  2. Now, multiply the whole number of tablespoons (3) by 3 to get 9 teaspoons.
  3. Add the number of teaspoons from steps 1 and 2 together (9 teaspoons + 1 teaspoon) to find the total needed, which is 10 teaspoons.

Therefore, Barbara should use 10 teaspoons to replace the 3 1/3 tablespoons the recipe calls for.

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