A certain recipe requires / frac{2}{9} cups of flour and / frac{3}{10} cups of sugar.

a) If / frac{5}{8} of the recipe is to be made, how much sugar is needed? Write your answer as a proper or improper fraction:

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4 January, 09:38

A certain recipe requires / frac{2}{9} cups of flour and / frac{3}{10} cups of sugar.

a) If / frac{5}{8} of the recipe is to be made, how much sugar is needed? Write your answer as a proper or improper fraction:

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Maryjane Barrera · Answer 1

To find 5/8 of the 3/10 of sugar, you multiply the two fractions. 5*3=15 and 8*10=80. 15/80 can be simplified by dividing the numerator and denominator by 5, giving you a final answer of 3/16 cups of sugar.

A certain recipe requires / frac{2}{9} cups of flour and / frac{3}{10} cups of sugar.a) If / frac{5}{8} of the recipe is to be made, how much sugar is needed? Write your answer as a proper or improper fraction:

A certain recipe requires / frac{2}{9} cups of flour and / frac{3}{10} cups of sugar.

a) If / frac{5}{8} of the recipe is to be made, how much sugar is needed? Write your answer as a proper or improper fraction: