document.write( "Question 859054: Sandy has 4 cups of vinegar in her salad dressing recipe. How much vinegar would Sandy use to make 1/5 of a recipe. I am a grandmother trying to assist my 10 year. Please help! \n" ); document.write( "

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The whole recipe requires 4 cups of vinegar. If Sandy were to make 1/5 of the recipe, she would need 1/5 (one fifth) of the vinegar necessary for the whole thing.
\n" ); document.write( "This is done by dividing 4 cups with 5.
\n" ); document.write( "1/5 of 4 cups of vinegar = 1/5 * 4 cups or 4/5 = 0.8
\n" ); document.write( "She would need 4/5 or 0.8 of a cup of vinegar. \n" ); document.write( "

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