Question

A recipe calls for 2 2/3 cups of apple slices. Zoe wants to use 1 1/2 times this amount.

Answer 1

convert to improer fraction

2 and 2/3=2+2/3=6/3+2/3=8/3

1 and 1/2=1+1/2=2/2+1/2=3/2


1 and 1/2 of 2 and 2/3=
3/2 times 8/3=
24/6=
4

4 cups needed

Answer 2

4 cups of apple slices.

Explanation:

A recipe calls for
`2(2)/(3)` cups of apple slices.

Zoe wants to use
`1(1)/(2)` times this amount.

We will multiply the amount of apple slices to
`1(1)/(2)`

`2(2)/(3)` ×
`1(1)/(2)`

=
`(8)/(3)` ×
`(3)/(2)`

=
`(24)/(6)`

= 4 cups

Zoe will use 4 cups of apple slices.