Question

A recipe for banana pudding calls for 2/3 cups of sugar for the flour and 1/4 cups of sugar for the meringue topping, how many cups of sugar is required to make that good banana pudding?

Five friends want to split 6 1/4 pounds of candy amongst themselves. How many pounds of candy will they each get?
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Answer 1

Part 1) 11/12 cups of sugar

Part 2) Each person will get 1 1/4 pounds of candy

Explanation:

Part 1) we know that

To find out how many cups of sugar is required, adds the cups of sugar for the flour and the cups of sugar for the meringue topping

so

`(2)/(3)+(1)/(4)`

Find the LCD

LCD=(3)(4)=12

`(2)/(3)+(1)/(4)=(4*2+3*1)/(12)=(11)/(12) \ cups`

Part 2) we know that

To split 6 1/4 pounds of candy between them, divide 6 1/4 pounds by 5

so

`6(1)/(4):5`

Convert mixed number to an improper fraction

`6(1)/(4)\ lb=6+(1)/(4)=(6*4+1)/(4)=(25)/(4)\ lb`

substitute

`(25)/(4):5=(25)/(20)\ lb`

simplify

`(5)/(4)\ lb= (4)/(4)+(1)/(4)=1(1)/(4)\ lb`

therefore

Each person will get 1 1/4 pounds of candy