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Taylor wants to make granola bars for her hiking club. The recipe calls for 3 4 of a cup of raisins for 2 batches of granola bars. How many cups of raisins will Taylor need for each batch? The correct expression to solve this problem is 3/4 ÷ 2 . Using equivalent fractions, the correct expression would be 3/4 ÷ 2 . Taylor will need cups of raisins for each batch of granola bars.

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The answer is 3/4 or 3/8 if not simpler. Hope it helps
User Neftedollar
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Answer:

the answer would be (3/4)/2=3/8

Explanation:

3/4 /2 =

=3/4 *1/2

=3/4*2

=3/8

=0.375

The correct expression to solve this problem is 3/4 ÷ 2 .

Using equivalent fractions, the correct expression would be 3/4 ÷ 2/1 .

or 3/4 * 1/2

Taylor will need 3/8 cups of raisins for each batch of granola bars.

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