Question

Maria mixes \frac{1}{4} cup white sugar and \frac{2}{3} cup brown sugar to make a topping for some muffins. She uses \frac{1}{12} cup of the mixture to top each muffin. How many muffins can she top?

Answer 1

Answer: 11 muffins

Explanation:

Since Maria mixes 1/4 cup white sugar with 2/3 cup brown sugar, this will give us a mixture of:

= 1/4 + 2/3

= 3/12 + 8/12

= 11/12

Ww are then told that she uses 1/12 cup of the mixture to top each muffin. Therefore, the number of muffins that she can top will be:

= 11/12 ÷ 1/12

= 11/12 × 12/1

= 12

She can top 11 muffins.