Question

Ariana has 2/3 quart of milk. She uses 3/4 of it in a cookie recipe. How much milk did Ariana use In her recipe?

Answer 1

6/12 or 1/2 because 2 * 3 =6 and 3*4= 12 then you reduce the fraction

Answer 2

In mathematics, sometimes the word 'of' means 'multiply'.


`(2)/(3) * (3)/(4) = (6)/(12)`

Simplify.


`(6)/(12) = (1)/(2)`

So, 1/2 is the answer.