ricardo's recipe for 4 loaves of bread requires 2/3 cup of olive oil. He only wants to make 1 loaf. Ricardo makes a model to find out how much oil he needs to use. He folds a piece of paper into three parts and shades two parts. Then he folds the paper into four parts and shades 1/4 of the shaded part. Ricardo decides he needs 1/4 cup of olive oil. Is he right? Explain
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He needs 1/6 cup since 2/3 times 1/4 equals 1/6. he isn't right
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