Question

Sarah is making 4 batches of granola bars. She adds 7/8 cup peanuts to each batch. Her measuring cup holds 1/8 cup. How many times must Sarah measure 1/8 cup peanuts to have enough for the granola bars?

Answer 1

28/8 or 3 1/2 cups of peanuts

Answer 2

Sarah is making 4 batches of granola bars. She needs 7/8 cup peanuts to each batch and her measuring cup holds 1/8 cup.

Thus, if one cup holds
`(1)/(8)` then to make
`(7)/(8)`, Sarah will have to measure
`(7)/(8) =7* (1)/(8)`= 7 times for one batch of granola bars.

Therefore, for making 4 batches of granola bars, Sarah must measure 1/8 cup peanuts 7 x 4=28 times.