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a recipe for one pumpkin pie calls for 1 1/4 cups of sugar Elena only has 1/2 cup of sugar and she needs to make for pumpkin pies how many more cups of sugar does Elena need to make All 4 pies?​

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Answer: 4 and 1/2

Explanation:

You add together all of the sugar that she would have needed which is 1 1/4 * 4 and then subtract what she already had before which would give you 4 and 1/2 cups she would need.

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Answer: she would need four and a half cups more of sugar.

Explanation:

You have to add together all of them sugar she would have needed so (1 1/4 times 4) and then subtract what she already had and that gives you 4 and 1/2 cups she would need. Hope this helps

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