Question

I am cooking a recipe. It requires 7/2 of sugar. I only have a 1⁄4 cup to measure the sugar with. How many quarter cups would I need to measure the correct amount of

Answer 1

14

Explanation:

Convert
`(7)/(2)` to a fraction with a common denominator

`(7)/(2) ((2)/(2) )=(14)/(4)`

You now divide the fractions to find the amount of correct measurements needed.

`((14)/(4) )/((1)/(4) )` For dividing by a fraction it is the same a multiplying by its reciprocal.

This becomes
`(14)/(4) ((4)/(1) )=(14)/(4) (4)=14`

You will need 14 correct measurements.