Question

Tina is making sweet tea. She usually uses 1/2 cup of sugar but decides to increase the amount of sugar in her tea by 75%. How much sugar will Tina need to use? ___________.

Options:
a) 3/8 cup
b) 7/8 cup
c) 5/4 cups
d) 1 and 1/4 cups

Answer 1

Tina will need to use 3/8 cup of sugar.

Step-by-step explanation:

Tina is making sweet tea and usually uses 1/2 cup of sugar. She wants to increase the amount of sugar in her tea by 75%. To find how much sugar she will need, we can first calculate 75% of 1/2 cup.

75% of 1/2 cup = (75/100) x (1/2) cup = (3/4) x (1/2) cup = 3/8 cup

Therefore, Tina will need to use 3/8 cup of sugar.