Question

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

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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