Question

A recipe calls for 1/3 cup of brown sugar for 1 batch. How many batches can be made by one and two-thirds cups? 4 students drew tape diagrams and gave their solutions. Which option contains a correct tape diagram and solution to represent this situation?

Answer 1

5 batches

Explanation:

1/3 cup of sugar = 1 batch

1 1/3 is 5 times the amount of 1 batch

so 5 batches could be made with 1 1/3 cups of brown shugar