Question

A recipe for hot chocolate requires 2 3/4 cups of powdered milk how many cups of Powdered Milk would it take to make half as much

Answer 1

`1(3)/(8)\ cups`

Explanation:

we know that

To find out how many cups of powdered milk are needed to make half a recipe, divide the original amount by two

so

`2(3)/(4):2`

Convert mixed number to an improper fraction

`2(3)/(4)=2+(3)/(4)=(2*4+3)/(4)=(11)/(4)`

substitute in the expression above

`(11)/(4):2=(11)/(8)\ cups`

Convert to mixed number

`(11)/(8)\ cups=(8)/(8)+(3)/(8)=1(3)/(8)\ cups`