Question

Ellen is making smoothies. The recipe calls for 1 and 1/4 cups of strawberries. How many cups of strawberries, written as a fraction greater than one, are used in the recipe?

Answer 1

the number of cups of strawberries needed in the recipe is ⁵/₄

Explanation:

Given;

cups of strawberries needed for the smoothies = 1 and 1/4 cups

To obtain the number of cups of strawberries needed in the recipe as a single fraction, the given mixed fractions will be converted into an improper fraction.

Note: Improper fractions are always greater than 1

Number of cups of strawberries
`=1 + (1)/(4) = (4 + 1)/(4) = (5)/(4)`

Therefore, the number of cups of strawberries needed in the recipe is ⁵/₄