Question

If a cookie recipie cals for 4, 1/4 cups if flour and you cut the ricipie in half ,how much flour would you nuse

Answer 1

The answer is: " 2 ⅛ cups " . {or; "2 cups plus 2 Tablespoons" .}.
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Step-by-step explanation:
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4 ¼ ÷ 2 = (17/4) ÷ (2/1) = (17/4) * (1/2) = (17 * 1) / (4*2) = (17 / 8) =

2 ⅛ cups .
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Also, note that 16 Tablespoons = 1 cup.

So, ⅛ cup = (⅛ * 16) Tablespoons = 2 Tablespoons.
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So, 2 ⅛ cups = 2 cups PLUS 2 Tablespoons.
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Answer 2

divide 4 1 /4 cups by 2

4/2 = 2

1/4 / 2 = 1/8

so 2 1/8 cups are needed