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Sue used 3/8 cups of walnuts and 12/8 cups of almonds to make a nut mix how many more cups of walnuts than almonds

did sue use

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Answer:

she used 1 1/8 cups more almonds than walnuts if that is what you mean.

Explanation:

12 - 3 = 9

The denominator (8) stays the same

9 goes on top so it equals 9/8

simplify 9/8 and it equals 1 1/8

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Answer:9 more cups

Explanation:

if you subtracts 3 from 12 you get 9 and since you have the same denominator you will keep it the same number

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