Question

A fruitcake recipe calls for 2 1/3 cups of almonds and 1 3/4 cups of pecans. If Eliza would like to make 4 fruit cakes, then how many cups of nuts does she need?

Answer 1

Almonds used for 4 fruitcake = 9 1/3

Pecans used for 4 fruitcake = 7 cups

Explanation:

Recipe for 1 fruitcake:

Almonds = 2 1/3 cups

Pecans = 1 3/4 cups

If Eliza would like to make 4 fruit cakes, then how many cups of nuts does she need?

Recipe for 4 fruitcake:

Multiply each recipes by 4

Almonds = 2 1/3 cups × 4

= 7/3 × 4

= (7×4) / 3

= 28/3

= 9 1/3 cups

Almonds used for 4 fruitcake = 9 1/3

Pecans = 1 3/4 cups × 4

= 7/4 × 4

= (7×4) / 4

= 28 / 4

= 7 cups

Pecans used for 4 fruitcake = 7 cups