Question

A recipe shows that the yeast needed for a bread recipe is 2 1/3 ounces.which of the following decimals is equivalent to this number

Answer 1

2.33333....

Explanation:

1/3 is a reapeating decimal. if you divide 1/3 it would be .3333....

Answer 2

2.33

Explanation:

We have been given that a recipe shows that the yeast needed for a bread recipe is 2 1/3 ounces. We are asked to find the equivalent decimal to our given quantity.

`2(1)/(3)=(2* 3+1)/(3)=(6+1)/(3)=(7)/(3)=2.33333`

Therefore, the equivalent decimal to our given number is 2.33.