Question

On Friday Merinda uses 1/4 of the box of pancake mix to make pancakes. On Saturday she uses 1 1/2 times as much pancake mix as Friday. What fraction of teh box of pancake mix does Merinda use on Saturday

Answer 1

3/8 of the box

Explanation:

On Friday Merinda uses 1/4 of the box of pancake mix to make pancakes.

On Saturday she uses 1 1/2 times as much pancake mix as Friday.

On Friday = 1/4 of the box

On Saturday = 1 1/2 × pancake mix as Friday

`(3)/(2)* (1)/(4)\\\\=(3)/(8)`

Hence, 3/8 of the box of pancake mix does Merinda use on Saturday.