Question

Finn is making muffins. The recipe calls for 1 5/6 cups of flour. If he triples the recipe, what is the total amount of flour he will need?

Responses

Answer 1

1 5/6 x 3 = 11/2 hence 11/2 cups is what he needs for the thrice of the recipe for the flour

Answer 2

If the recipe calls for 1 5/6 cups of flour, and Finn triples the recipe, he will need 3 times the amount of flour.

To find the total amount of flour Finn will need, we can first convert the mixed number 1 5/6 to an improper fraction:

• 1 5/6 = (6 x 1 + 5)/6 = 11/6

Next, we can multiply this fraction by 3 to find the total amount of flour needed:

• (11/6) x 3 = 33/6

We can simplify this fraction by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by 3:

• 33/6 = (11 x 3)/(2 x 3) = 11/2

Therefore, Finn will need 11/2 cups of flour in total.

~ Zeph