Question

Beau's recipe for granola bars calls for 3 1/2 cups of oatmeal. He only has a 1/6 cup scoop. How many scoops of oatmeal will he need to complete the recipe?

Answer 1

Hi there!

To solve this problem, we need to divide:

3 1/2 / 1/6 = 21

There are 21 scoops needed in order to complete the recipe.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Beau will need 21 scoops of oatmeal to complete his recipe.

Explanation:

The recipe needs
`3(1)/(2)` =
`(7)/(2)` cups of oatmeal.

Beau has only
`(1)/(6)` scoop of oatmeal.

So, number of scoops of oatmeal needed to complete the recipe =

`((7)/(2) )/((1)/(6) )`

=
`(7)/(2)* (6)/(1)`

= 21

Hence, the answer is 21 scoops.