A taco recipe called for #3 5/7# cups of meat per taco. If Carol wanted to make 2 tacos, how much meat would she need?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-26T12:25:00

#7 3/7# cups of meat

#3 5/7*2=52/7#
#=7 3/7#

Answer 2 · 2018-05-26T13:21:59

#52/7#

Change into an improper fraction:

#3 5/7=26/7#

Since this is for one taco, we multiply by #2# to get the amount of meat for #2# tacos.

#26/7 xx 2/1#

#rArr 52/7#