Question

Sophia has a recipe for iced tea. she makes 1/2 the recipe. if the recipe calls for 1 3/4 cups of water, how much water should she use?

Answer 1

Find 1/2 of 1 3/4.

1 3/4 * 1/2

Convert 1 3/4 to an improper fraction:

7/4 * 1/2

Multiply the numerators and denominators together:

7/8

So she should use 7/8 cups of water.