Question

A recipe for fruit salad calls for 1/5 cup of coconut. Ryan wants to double the recipe. How much coconut should he use ? Write your answer in simplest form

Answer 1

He should use 2/5 cup of coconut since it is doubled.

2/5 can be rewritten as 0.40 or 40%  (of a cup)

Hope it helps!
-Tiara

Answer 2

1/5 + 1/5 = 0.4    
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