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A baker needs 2 2/3 cups of flour for her recipe, but she only had a 1/3 scoop. How many scoops will she need for the recipe?

A baker needs 2 2/3 cups of flour for her recipe, but she only had a 1/3 scoop. How-example-1

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Given a baker needs 2 2/3 cups of flour for her recipe.


2(2)/(3)=(8)/(3)

Now, she only had 1/3 scoops.

The number of scoops she needs for the recipe is


\begin{gathered} (8)/(3)*(1)/((1)/(3))=(8)/(3)*3 \\ =8 \end{gathered}

Thus, the given options c is correct.

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