a recipe calls for 2 3/4 cups of flour and 3 1/2 cups of pecans. What is the total amount of ingredients used
Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given:
A recipe calls for 2 3/4 cups of flour and 3 1/2 cups of pecans.
Determine the total amount of ingredients.
Solution:
In order to determine the total amount of ingredients in cups, we simply need to convert each mixed number into whole numbers. One trick to convert mixed numbers into whole numbers is by focusing only on the fraction part, and adding the quotient to the whole number.
2 ¾ cups
= ¾
= 0.75
= 2 + 0.75
= 2.75 cups
3 ½ cups
= ½
= 0.5
= 3 + 0.5
= 3.5 cups
Take the sum total of the two ingredients.
= 2.75 cups + 3.5 cups
= 6.25 cups
Final answer:
= 6.25 cups