SOLUTION: Can someone please help me solve this word problem? A recipe asks for 1/4 teaspoon vanilla. A second recipe asks for 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and the third one asks for 1/8 teaspoo

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A recipe asks for 1/4 teaspoon vanilla. A second recipe asks for 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and the third one asks for 1/8 teaspoon vanilla. How much vanilla is needed in all three recipes.
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A recipe asks for 1/4 teaspoon vanilla. A second recipe asks for 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and the third one asks for 1/8 teaspoon vanilla. How much vanilla is needed in all three recipes.
:
Put all three amounts over the same denominator:
We know that:
1/4 = 2/8
and
1/2 = 4/8
:
Easy to add now:
= of teaspoon for all 3 recipes
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