A salad dressing is 40% peanut oil. Greg wants to make 5 cups of dressing. How much peanut oil does he need?
0.4 * 5 = ______ cups
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To find out how much peanut oil Greg needs to make 5 cups of dressing, we can use the concept of percentages.
Step 1: Determine the percentage value of peanut oil in the salad dressing. In this case, the salad dressing is 40% peanut oil.
Step 2: Multiply the percentage value by the total amount of dressing he wants to make. In this case, 40% of 5 cups can be calculated as:
40% x 5 cups = (40/100) x 5 cups = 0.40 x 5 cups = 2 cups
Therefore, Greg needs 2 cups of peanut oil to make 5 cups of dressing.
The answer is 2.
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