Question

There are 16 tablespoons in 1 cup and 3 tablespoons in 1 tablespoons.A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar,but Ali only has a teaspoon to measure her ingredients

PLEASE HELP THIS DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME

Answer 1

To convert from teaspoons to cups, divide the number of teaspoons by 3 and then divide the tablespoons by 16.

Step-by-step explanation:

To convert from tablespoons to cups, you need to divide the number of tablespoons by 16. In this case, since Ali only has a teaspoon, we need to convert teaspoons to tablespoons first. There are 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon, so we can divide the 1/2 teaspoon by 3 to get the equivalent in tablespoons. 1/2 teaspoon ÷ 3 = 1/6 tablespoon. Then, we can convert tablespoons to cups by dividing the 1/6 tablespoon by 16. 1/6 tablespoon ÷ 16 = 1/96 cup. Therefore, Ali has 1/96 cup of sugar to use in the recipe.

Answer 2

The question is a little wrong. It should be “3 teaspoons for 1 tablespoon.” With that said, since you need only 1/2 cup, you can divide 16 by 2 and get 8. You then multiply 8 by 3 and get 24. So, you need 24 teaspoons for 1/2 cup of sugar.