if 7 and 1/2 cups of flour are needed to make 3 dozen cupcakes, how much is needed for 1 dozen?
Mathematics · High School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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Given the statement:
7 and 1/2 cups of flour are needed to make 3 dozen cupcakes.
Determine how much is needed for 1 dozen.
Solution:
In order to determine the cups of flour needed to make 1 dozen, we simply divide the measure of flour which is 7 and ½ or 7.5 by 3.
= 7.5/3
= 2.5 or 2 ½
Final answer:
2.5 or 2 ½ cups of flour are needed to make 1 dozen of cupcakes.