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Recipe for a dozen cookies calls for 2/4 cup of flour. How much flour would be needed to triple the recipe

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Answer:

1 1/2 or 3/2 cups of flour

Explanation:

2/4 + 2/4 + 2/4= 6/4

to simplify:

divide 6/4 by 2/2 to get 3/2

3/2 =1 1/2

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Answer:

1 1/2 cups

Explanation:

2/4 = 1/2

(1/2) cups * 3 = 1.5 cups

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