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Mike is planting flowers in plastic cups for his science fair project. Each of the cups is filled to the top with a mixture of soil, fertilizer, mulch, and sand in different proportions. Each cup contains 1/2 cup of soil, 1/3 cup of fertilizer, and 1/8 cup of mulch. How much sand should he use to fill the cup?

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Answer:

He will need 1/8 of sand to fill the cup

Explanation:

For 1/2 i filled half of the cup for 1/3 i made new cup split it in 3 and added it in main cup then for 1/8 made a new cup split it in 8 and added it to main cup the test is sand.

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