Question

rita is make chili the recipe calls for 2 3/4 cups of tomatoes. How many cups of tomatoes,written as a fraction greater than one, are used in the recipe?

Answer 1

Given:
2 3/4 cups of tomatoes.

Number of cups of tomatoes written as a fraction greater than one.

2 3/4 is a mixed fraction. It is called such because it is a combination of a whole number and a fraction.

To find the number of cups of tomatoes written as fraction greater than 1, we need to convert the mixed fraction into an improper fraction.

Improper fraction is a fraction whose numerator is greater than its denominator.

2 3/4 ⇒ ((2*4)+3)/4 ⇒ (8+3)/4 ⇒ 11/4

11/4 is a fraction greater than one.

4/4 is a fraction that is equal to one.  So, any numerator that is greater than 4 is a fraction that is greater than one. In this case, it is 11/4.