Question

Baylor used 1 ½ cups of almonds to make ⅔ of his trail mix. How many more cups of almonds does he need to finish making his trail mix?

Answer 1

Answer: 3/4 cups

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Step-by-step explanation:

1 ½ is the same as writing 1 & 1/2.

The mixed number 1 & 1/2 converts to the improper fraction 3/2.

Baylor needs 3/2 cups of almonds to make 2/3 of the trail mix.

Multiply each fraction by 1/2.

• (3/2)*(1/2) = 3/4
• (2/3)*(1/2) = 1/3

This means Baylor needs 3/4 cups of almonds to make 1/3 of the trail mix.

Now multiply both of those results by 3.

• 3*(3/4) = 9/4
• 3*(1/3) = 1

He needs 9/4 cups of almonds to make 1 full batch of trail mix.

He already used 3/2 cups of almonds to make the trail mix he has so far. So he needs 9/4 - 3/2 = 9/4 - 6/4 = 3/4 cups to finish making the full batch.