Question

Mrs. Palesch has a 17 3/4 ounce bag of chocolate chips. She will use one 1/4 oz of chocolate chips for baking the cake, and then she will use 1/4 of the remaining bag for decorating a cake. How many ounces will she use for decorating?

Answer 1

4.475 ounces

Explanation:

1/4 of 17 3/4 is 4.476

Answer 2

Mrs Palesch will use 4
`(7)/(16)` ounces for decorating

Explanation:

Mrs. Palesch has a 17 3/4 ounce bag of chocolate chips. She will use one 1/4 oz of chocolate chips for baking the cake, and then she will use 1/4 of the remaining bag for decorating a cake.

To solve this, all we simply need to do is to find 1/4 of 17
`(3)/(4)`

First we will convert 17
`(3)/(4)` into mixed improper fraction

That is; 17
`(3)/(4)` =
`(71)/(4)`

Then next is to find
`(1)/(4)` of
`(71)/(4)`

=
`(1)/(4)` ×
`(71)/(4)` =
`(71)/(16)` = 4
`(7)/(16)` ounces

Therefore Mrs Palesch will use 4
`(7)/(16)` ounces for decorating.