Question

Adrian's recipe for cranberry relish calls for 1 and 3/4 cups of sugar. He wants to us 1/2 that amount. How much sugar should he use?

Answer 1

1 and 3/4 as an improper fraction: 7/4
1/2*7/4=7/8

He should use 7/8 of a cup of sugar.

Answer 2

Answer:

$\frac{7}{8}$ cups of sugar.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that Adrian's recipe for cranberry relish calls for $1\frac{3}{4}$ cups of sugar. He wants to use 1/2 that amount.

First of all let us convert our given mixed fraction into improper fraction.

$1\frac{3}{4}=\frac{1\cdot3+4}{4}=\frac{3+4}{4}=\frac{7}{4}$

Since Adrian wants to use half of the sugar, so we need to divide $\frac{7}{4}$ by 2 to find the amount of sugar he should use.

$\text{Amount of sugar that Adrian should use}=\frac{7}{\frac{4}{2}}$

$\text{Amount of sugar that Adrian should use}=\frac{7*1}{4*2}$

$\text{Amount of sugar that Adrian should use}=\frac{7}{8}$

Therefore, Adrian should use $\frac{7}{8}$ cups of sugar.