Question

recipe calls for 3 cups of sugar for every one cup of butter how much butter should be used for 14 cups of sugar write as a mixed number will Mark brainiest please show your work

Answer 1

Answer:

4  2/3

Step-by-step explanation:

You would divide 14 by three to see how many cups of butter you would need. The answer is 4  2/3

Answer 2

3 cups of sugar for every 1 cup of butter.

First, figure out how many times 3 can comfortably fit into 14.

It's 4 times, as 3*4=12

There's still 2 cups leftover though.
Divide 1 by 3. 1/3=1/3

Now, multiply that by 2 to get 2/3.

So, the answer is 4 2/3 cups of butter.