Question

Carole used 3 3/4cups of butter for baking. The

amount of sugar she used was 1/3 of the amount of
butter she used. How much sugar, in cups, did
she use?
1 1/4cups
1 1/3cups
2 1/2 cups
3 5/12cups

Answer 1

Carole used 1 1/4 cups of sugar for her baking, as it is 1/3 of the 3 3/4 cups of butter she used.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks how much sugar Carole used in her baking, given that she used 3 3/4 cups of butter and the amount of sugar was 1/3 that of the butter.

Firstly, convert the mixed number to an improper fraction: 3 3/4 can be written as (3 × 4 + 3)/4, which equals 15/4 cups of butter.

Next, calculate a third of this amount for the sugar, by multiplying 15/4 by 1/3:

• (15/4) × (1/3) = (15 × 1) / (4 × 3) = 15/12 cups.
• 15/12 simplifies to 1 1/4 cups since 12/12 is 1 cup and the remaining 3/12 is 1/4 cup.

Therefore, Carole used 1 1/4 cups of sugar for her baking.

Answer 2

1 1/4 cups

Step-by-step explanation:

3 3/4 cups = 3.75

1/3 = .33333

3.75 x .33333 = 1.25

1.25 = 1 1/4 cups