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Jacob had some cchips he used 2 2/5 cups to make some muffins .he has 5 2/10 cups of cchips left how many cups if cchips .did he have to start?

a.7
b.7 7/6
c.7 3/5
d.8​

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Answer: c

Explanation:

1) 2 2/5 + 5 2/10

2) 2 2/5 = 12/5 = 24/10

3) 5 2/10 = 52/10

4) 24 + 52 = 76

5) 76/10 = 38/5

6) convert to mixed number

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