Question

Karl is making a pot of chili. The recipe calls for StartFraction 3 Over 8 EndFraction cup of chili powder, but Karl only wants to use half as much so it won’t be so spicy. How much chili powder should Karl use?

Answer 1

Given:

The recipe calls for
`(3)/(8)` cup of chili powder.

Karl only wants to use half as much so it won’t be so spicy.

To find:

How much chili powder should Karl use?

Solution:

We have,

Chill power for recipe =
`(3)/(8)` cup

Chill power used by Karl is half of chill power for recipe.

`\text{Chill power used by Karl}=(1)/(2)* (3)/(8)` cup
`\text{Chill power used by Karl}=(3)/(16)` cup

Therefore,
`(3)/(16)` cup of chili powder should Karl use.