Question

theo needs 1 1/2 cups of flour for one recipe and 2 3/4 cups of flour for a second recipe. Theo only has a 1/4 cup measuring cup. How many times will theo need to fill the 1/4 cup measuring cup to measure the flour he needs for the two recipes?

Answer 1

Answer: 17 times

Explanation:

It takes 6 times for the first recipe (.25x6=1.5)

It takes another 11 times for the second recipe (.25x4=2 + .25x3 = 0.75)

You add 6 + 11 and get 17