Question

Nancy used 1/4 cups of oil, 1 1/4 cups of water, and 2 cups of flour as a portion of her waffle batter. How many cups did she use?

Answer 1

Answer
3 1/2 cups.

Step-by-step explanation
The question requires us to add the fraction.

1/4 +1 1/4 +2 = 1/4 + 5/4 + 2/1
= 1/4 + 5/4 + 8/4
= (1+5+8)/(4)
= 14/4
= 3 2/4
= 3 1/2

The means Nancy will use 3 1/2 cups.

Answer 2

To solve this problem you must sum all the cups that Nancy used, as below:
You have that she used 1/4 cups of oil, 1 1/4 cups of water, and 2 cups of flour. Therefore, you have:
1/4 cups=0.25 cups
1 1/4 cups=1.25 cups
Then, when you sum:
0.25 cups+1.25 cups+2 cups=3.5 cups or 7/2 cups
Therefore, the answer is: 3.5 cups or 7/2 cups.