Question

A pancake recipe calls for 4 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour .If the chef wants to split the recipe into 3 equal batches , how much flour should be in each batch

Answer 1

Answer:
`1\frac12\text{ cups}`

Explanation:

Given : Quantity of flour required for 1 recipe =
`4\frac12` cups

`=(4*2+1)/(2)` cups

`=\frac92` cups

Now , if chef wants to split the recipe into 3 equal batches , then quantity of flour in each batch =
`\frac92/ 3` cups

`=\frac92*\frac13\\\\=\frac32\text{ cups} = 1\frac12\text{ cups}`

Hence, the quantity of flour in each batch =
`1\frac12\text{ cups}`