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Brenda single serve cupcake recipe calls for 7/16 of a teaspoon of salt she has accidentally put in 10/16 of teaspoon of salt how much extra salt did she put in

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Answer:


\text{Brenda put 3/16 extra of teaspoon of salt.}

Explanation:

To determine how much extra salt did she put in, we must subtract the desired amount by the accidental amount:


(10)/(16)-(7)/(16)=(3)/(16)

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