74.5k views
5 votes
Carol is baking cookies and needs 2 1/4 cups of flour 2/3 cup of white sugar, 1/4 cup of brown sugar, and 1/16 cup of baking soda. Use this information to answer the following questions. Divide the amount of white sugar by the amount of brown sugar. What is the quotient? A. 3/8. B. 2/3. C. 2. D. 2 2/3

User Canine
by
5.7k points

1 Answer

4 votes

9514 1404 393

Answer:

D. 2 2/3

Explanation:

You are asked to divide 2/3 by 1/4.

(2/3)÷(1/4) = (2/3)×(4/1) = 8/3 = 2 2/3

The quotient is 2 2/3.

User Vimal Trivedi
by
6.2k points