Question

The dry ingredients in a chocolate cake recipe are 2 cups of flour, 3/2 cups of sugar, and 3/4 cup of cocoa. How many cups of dry ingredients are in the cake mix?

Answer 1

Answer: There are four and one-fourth cups of dry ingredients are in the cake mix.

Explanation:

Given: Quantities of dry ingredients for cake:

2 cups of flour,
`\frac32` cups of sugar, and
`\frac34` cup of cocoa.

Total cups of ingredients used =
`2+\frac32+\frac34`

`(2*4+3*2+3)/(4)\\\\=(8+6+3)/(4)\\\\=(17)/(4)\\\\=(16+1)/(4)\\\\=4\frac14\text{ cups}`

Hence, there are four and one-fourth cups of dry ingredients are in the cake mix.