Question

a cookie recipe calls for 1 2/3 cups of sugar. If you plan on changing the recipe to make 2 1/2 times as much, how many cups of sugar will you need?

Answer 1

4 1/6

Explanation:

2 1/2 times 1 2/3 change those numbers into an improper fraction which are 5/2 for 2 1/2 and 5/3 for 1 2/3 multiply 5/2 and 5/3 you get 25/6 change the 25/6 into a mixed number and you get 4 1/6