Question

Sasha Ruby and Mario each have 1 3 / 4 cups of flour.can they make a recipe for bread that needs 5 cups of flour

Answer 1

Each of them have 1 3/4 cups of flour, so together they have 2 x 1 3/4 cups. Turn the mixed number into an improper fraction in order to multiply it. 1 3/4 = 4/4 + 3/4 = 7/4.  Multiply 7/4 x 2 = 7/4 x 2/1 = 7(2) / 4(1) = 14/4, which simplified equals 3 1/2 because 14/4 = 3 r2, or 3 2/4, which equals 3 1/2. So together they have a total of 3 1/2 cups of flour. Because 3 /12 is less than 5, they do not have enough cups of flour to make the recipe.