Question

One full batch of a recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of milk. Meadow has 4 cups of milk. Select all of the quantities that Meadow could make with the milk she has.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Given that Meadow has 4 cups of milk. Required for recipe 2 1/2 cups

To find which proportion of total milk

We have 2 1/2 out of 4

i.e.

`(5)/(2) *(1)/(4) =(5)/(8)`

i.e. she has to do 5/8 of the total milk she has.

Answer 2

For this case what we can do is the following division:
N = (4) / (2 1/2)
N = 1.6
Rewriting:
N = 1 + 0.6
N = 1 + 6/10
N = 1 + 3/5
Finally we get:
N = 1 3/5
Answer:
Meadow could make with the milk she has about:
N = 1 3/5
of the quantity