Question

The amount of oil used in four different recipes is shown in the table.

Recipe
Oil
Bread
2/8 cup
Cookies
1/3 cup
Cake
1/5 cup
Pie
1/7 cup

Which recipe uses the most oil?
bread
cookies
cake
pie

Answer 1

I’m pretty sure it’s bread

Answer 2

The cookie recipe uses the most oil.

Explanation:

In order to solve this problem, you must convert all of these fractions into decimals.

Bread: 2/8 cup = 0.25 cup or 1/4 cup

Cookies: 1/3 cup = 0.33 cup

Cake: 1/5 cup = 0.2 cup

Pie: 1/7 cup = 0.14 cup

Therefore, the cookie recipe uses the most oil.