Question

A recipe requires 5/6 of a cup of sugar. If mrs.marina is going to make one half of the recipe, how much sugar does she need?

Answer 1

Answer: Mrs. Marina needs 5/12 of a cup of sugar to make half of the recipe.

Explanation:

Step 1: Determine half of 5/6 by dividing it by 2: (5/6) ÷ 2

Step 2: To divide a fraction by a whole number, multiply the fraction by the reciprocal of the whole number: (5/6) × (1/2)

Step 3: Multiply the numerators (top numbers) together to get the new numerator, and multiply the denominators (bottom numbers) together to get the new denominator: (5 × 1) / (6 × 2)

Step 4: Simplify the fraction, if possible: 5/12