Question

Nika baked three loaves of zucchini bread. Each cake needed StartFraction 17 over 4 EndFraction cups of flour. Which expression shows the best estimate of the number of cups of flour that Nika used? 4 + 4 + 4 = 12 5 + 5 + 5 = 15 4 + 4 + 4 = 16 17 + 17 + 17 = 51

Answer 1

The correct answer is A.)4 + 4 + 4 = 12

Answer 2

(A)4 + 4 + 4 = 12

Explanation:

Each of Nika's cake needed 17/4 cups of flour. Now, we know that:

`(17)/(4)=4.25 \approx 4`

Therefore, for three loaves of bread, the best estimate of the number of cups of flour Nika used is:

4 + 4 + 4 = 12

The correct option is A.