Question

Jada has picked 1 cup of strawberries for a cake, which is enough for ¾ of the cake. How many cups does she need for the whole cake?

Answer 1

Answer:

she needs 1 $\frac{1}{3}$   cup  of strawberries

Step-by-step explanation:

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To find the number of cups needed, we will simply solve using proportion

From the question, Jade picked  1 cup of strawberries for 3/4 of a cake

and we are asked to find the number of cups needed for a whole cake

Let x be the number of cups needed for the whole cake

$\frac{3}{4} cake$       =      1 cup of strawberries

1 cake     =       x

Cross multiply

$\frac{3}{4}$   ×  x     =    1  ×    1

$\frac{3x}{4}$    =   1

cross multiply

3x =4

To get the value of x, we simply divide both-side of the equation by 3

$\frac{3x}{3}$    =      $\frac{4}{3}$

(On the left-hand side of the equation, 3 will cancel out 3 leaving us with x and on the right-hand side of the equation 4 will be divided by 3 which will give us 1 $\frac{1}{3}$ )

x =  1 $\frac{1}{3}$

Therefore  1 $\frac{1}{3}$  cup of strawberries is needed for the whole cake.

Answer 2

She needs 1/4 more or .25cup more for the whole cake