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Lucy uses 1/5 of a cup of vinegar in her salad dressing recipe. How much vinegar would Lucy use to make 5 recipes?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
PLS ANSWER I USED THE LAST OF MY POINTS TO ASK THIS :(

User Dmitreyg
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Answer:

1

Explanation:

1 5

-- x 5 = ---- = 1

5 5

Numerator x 2nd number equals the product numerator; 1 x 5 = 5

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Denominator gets carried across 5

5/5 =1

1 5 5

-- x --- = ---- = 1

5 1 5

Multiply across for both the numerator and denominator and simplify.

User Marchy
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Answer: 5/5 or 1

Step-by-step explanation: 1/5 times 5= 5/5 or 1

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