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A recipe requires 1/4 cup of oil for every 2/3 cup of water. How much oil (in cups) is

needed per cup of water?

User Steve Pitchers
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Answer:

3/8 cup of oil

Explanation:

divide 1/4 by 2 to get how many are needed for 1/3 cup of water, and times 3 to find one cup of water.

User Chris Craft
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The answer is 3/8 because 1/3 cups of water in 1/8 cups of oil so 1/8 times 3 is 3/8
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