A recipe for a particular cookie calls for 1 2/5
cups of sugar. If you are tripling the recipe, how much sugar do you need
What operation must be performed to determine how much sugar you need?
To determine how much sugar you need when tripling the recipe, you must multiply the amount of sugar needed by 3.
1 2/5 cups * 3 = 3 6/5 * 3 = 18/5 * 3 = 54/5 = 10 4/5 cups
Therefore, you will need 10 4/5 cups of sugar when tripling the recipe.