Question

A cookie recipe calls for ¾ cup of sugar. You have the

following measuring cups: 1 cup, ½ cup, ⅓ cup, ¼ cup, ⅛ cup, and a tablespoon (which is 1/16 cup).
Suppose your ¼ cup is missing. How would you measure ¾ cups of sugar using at least two of the other measuring cups? Show your work.

Answer 1

You need 3/4 cup of sugar and your 1/4 is missing
First use the 1/2 cup which is equal to 2/4
Now a tablespoon is 1/16 of a cup, so use 4 table spoons, which is 1/4 of a cup
You finally have 3/4 cups of sugar because you have 1/2 cups of sugar and 4/6 cup of sugar

Answer 2

1/2 cup and 2 1/8 of a cup

Explanation:

1/8 +1/8=1/4

1/2 is equaled to 2/4

so 2/4+1/4=3/4