Question

Louis wants to bake 10 cakes for the church festival. She needs 1 3/4cups of flour and 2 1/2 cups of sugar for each cake. How much flourwill she need for the 10 cakes?Enter your answer as an improper fraction.

Answer 1

Total = 10 cakes

Flour = 1 3/4

Sugar = 2 1/2

Change the fractions to improper fractions

Flour = 1 3/4 = 7/4

Sugar = 2 1/2 = 5/2

Multiply each numbher by 10

Flour = 7/4 x 10 = 70/4

Sugar = 5/2 x 10 = 50/2

Change to proper fractions

Flour = 17 1/2 cups

Sugar = 25 cups