Question

A recipe calls for

1
4 cup of flour. Carter does not have a
quarter-cup measuring cup, though he
has a measuring cup that holds an eighth
of a cup. How can Carter measure the
flour he needs for his recipe

Answer 1

Answer: Add 1/8 to 1/8, or multiply 1.8 by 2

Explanation:

1/8 + 1/8 = 2/8, which is 1/4

or

1/8 x 2 = 2/8 which is 1/4