Question

Maria needs 3/4 of a cup of sugar for one serving of her recipe. How many cups of sugar will she need for 5 servings?

Answer 1

3 3/4

Explanation:

3/5 times 5

1.multiiply the numerator by 5

The numerator is the top number which is 3 in this case

So 3x5 is 15

You keep the denominator 4

so 15/4 that is an improper fraction now divide 15 by 4

or count by fours

4,8,12,16

16 is more than 15 so the new numerator is 12 and how many times did we count to fours? 3 times

so 3 is a whole now subtract the 12 you already took with 15. 3 is the extra so 3 wholes and 3 extras which is 3 3/4

*remember you keep the denominator the same

Answer 2

3.75 cups of sugar. I think