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Leila triples her recipe that calls for 2/5 of a cup of flour. Leila has 1 cup of flour. Does she have enough to triple her recipe?

no
yes

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5 votes

Answer:

No

Explanation:

If she triples it that means you need to triple the 2/5 so she would neew 6/5 of flour which is 1/5 more than what she has.

User Rushi Soni
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Answer:

No

Explanation:

3 ×
(2)/(5) =
(6)/(5) = 1
(1)/(5) cups required to triple her recipe

she only has 1 cup

so does not have enough to triple her recipe

User Makah
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