Question

a recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of sugar for a cup of tea. how much sugar is needed for 3/4 cup of tea​

Answer 1

The answer is
`(15)/(8)` cups of sugar.

Explanation:

To find out how much sugar is required from the given condition the steps are as follows.
`\text { For one cup of tea } 2 (1)/(2)=(5)/(2) \text { cups of sugar are required }` For
`(3)/(4)` cup of tea we need to Solve by using unitary method, let x be the number cups added to tea then by using unitary method we get
`(3)/(4) * (5)/(2)=x * 1 \quad x=(15)/(9)` Which is approximately equal to 2 cups of sugar . Hence, for one quarter of tea, we need approximately 2 cups of sugar .