Question

B. To make salad dressing for the fruit salad, Mrs. Santos uses 2/4 cup oil, 1 cup orange juice, and 3/4 cup honey. How many cups of salad dressing does this make? Explain how you found your answer.

Answer 1

Add all

$\\ \rm\rightarrowtail \dfrac{2}{4}+\dfrac{3}{4}+\dfrac{4}{4}$

$\\ \rm\rightarrowtail \dfrac{2+3+4}{4}$

$\\ \rm\rightarrowtail \dfrac{9}{4}$

$\\ \rm\rightarrowtail 2\dfrac{1}{4}cups$

Answer 2

Answer:

$\sf 2 \frac14 \ cups$

Step-by-step explanation:

Add the amounts together:

$\sf \implies \dfrac24+1+\dfrac34$

Convert the whole number 1 into a fraction with denominator 4:

$\sf \implies \dfrac24+\dfrac44+\dfrac34$

As all the denominators are the same, we can simply add the numerators:

$\sf \implies \dfrac{2+4+3}4$

$\sf \implies \dfrac94$

Finally, convert the improper fraction into a mixed number:

$\sf \implies 2 \frac14 \ cups$