Question

Fred is baking cookies for a school

bake sale. It takes
2/3 of a cup of
sugar to
make one batch of
cookies. How many cups
of sugar
does he need to double the
recipe?

Answer 1

Answer: Fred needs 4/3 a cup of sugar, which can be simplified into 1 1/3.

Explanation:

If you do 2/3 times 2/1 (because double means twice the amount) you will get 4/3, which again, can be simplified into 1 1/3.