Question

Olivia is making chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast. The recipe calls for 0.5 quart of milk and 2.5 cups of flour. When she checks her kitchen for ingredients she realizes she has 3 8 quart of milk and 18 8 cups of flour. Does she have the correct amount of milk and flour to make the pancakes from the recipe? Explain.

Answer 1

Given:

The recipe calls for 0.5 quart of milk and 2.5 cups of flour.

She has $\dfrac{3}{8}$ quart of milk and $\dfrac{18}{8}$ cups of flour.

To find:

Whether she have the correct amount of milk and flour to make the pancakes from the recipe.

Solution:

Required Milk = 0.5 quart

Milk she has =  $\dfrac{3}{8}=0.375$ quarts

Clearly, 0.375 < 0.5.

Required Flour = 2.5 cups

Flour she has = $\dfrac{18}{8}=2.25$ cups

Clearly, 2.25 < 2.5

Since, the amount of milk and flour she has is less than the required amount, therefore she does not have the correct amount of milk and flour to make the pancakes from the recipe