SOLUTION: A certain recipe asks for 6/7 cup of granola. How much is needed to make 3/8 of a recipe?

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Question 893824: A certain recipe asks for 6/7 cup of granola. How much is needed to make 3/8 of a recipe?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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You can solve this in steps:
1/2 of the recipe would be 3/7 of a cup
This is the same as 6/14 of a cup
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1/4 of the recipe would be half of this, or
3/14 of a cup
This is the same as 6/28
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1/8 of the recipe would be 1/2 of this, or
3/28 of a cup
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3/8 of the recipe would be 3 times this, or
9/28 of a cup
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Or, you can do it in 3 steps:
+%28+3%2F8+%29%2A%28+6%2F7+%29+=+18%2F56+
+18%2F56+=+%28+2%2F2+%29%2A%28+9%2F28+%29+
+%28+2%2F2+%29%2A%28+9%2F28+%29+=+9%2F28+
9/28 of a cup is needed