Question

Some friends are making cookies for a bake sale. In all they need 6 cups of flour however they only have a 1/4 measuring cup. How many time will they need to fill the measuring cup

Answer 1

24 times

Explanation:

Given:

Number of cups required = 6 cups

Measuring cup capacity =
`(1)/(4)=0.25` of a cup.

Now, each time the measuring cup fills 0.25 of a cup.

So, we use unitary method to find the number of times the measuring cup has to be used to get a total of 6 cups.

∵ 0.25 cups = 1 time the measuring cup being used.

∴ 1 cup =
`(1)/(0.25)=4` times the measuring cup being used.

So, 6 cups =
`4* 6=24` times the measuring cup being used.

Hence, the number of times the measuring cup has to be used to get 6 cups of flour is 24 times.