Question

Emma is making a recipe that needs 2 1/2 cups of sugar. Each

Answer 1

The given partial fraction divided by the fraction of sugar in a scoop is

equal to multiplying the partial fraction by the reciprocal of the fraction.

• The number of scoops of sugar needed is 10 scoops.

Reasons:

The amount of sugar the recipe Emma is making needs = 2 1/2 cups

Amount of sugar in each scoop of sugar = 1/4 cups

Required:

The amount of scoops Emma needs to add for the entire recipe

Solution:

The amount of sugar needed = 2 1/2 cups

Amount of sugar per scoop = 1/4 cups/scoop

Therefore;

• $\displaystyle Number \ of \ scoops = \mathbf{\frac{Cups \ of \ sugar \ needed}{Cups \ of \ of \ sugar \ per \ scoop}}$

Which gives;

• $\displaystyle Number \ of \ scoops \ needed = \mathbf{\frac{2 \frac{1}{2} \ cups \ of \ sugar }{\frac{1}{4} \ cups \ of \ sugar \ per \ scoop}}$

$\displaystyle 2 \frac{1}{2} = \frac{5}{2}$

$\displaystyle \frac{ \frac{5}{2}}{\frac{1}{4} } = \mathbf{ \frac{5}{2} \times \frac{4}{1} = \frac{20}{2 }} = 10$

Therefore;

$\displaystyle Number \ of \ scoops \ needed = \mathbf{\frac{2 \frac{1}{2} \ cups \ of \ sugar }{\frac{1}{4} \ cups \ of \ sugar \ per \ scoop}} = 10 \, scoops$

The number of scoops she needs for the entire recipe is 10 scoops

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