Question

A recipe needs 5/4 of a cup of sugar. you are going to triple the recipe . how much sugar do you need.

Answer 1

The answer is 16/2 cups of sugar

Answer 2

Answer:

$3\frac{3}{4}$ cups of sugar.

Step-by-step explanation:

A recipe needs the number of cups of sugar = $\frac{5}{4}$  cups

If the recipe is tripled this means if the recipe becomes 3 times in amount.

The amount of sugar is needed = $\frac{5}{4}\times 3$

                                                     = $\frac{5\times 3}{4}$

                                                     = $\frac{15}{4}$

                                                     = $3\frac{3}{4}$ cups

If you triple the recipe, you need $3\frac{3}{4}$ cups of sugar.