Question

A recipe uses 8 3/4 cups of milk for every 3 1/2 cups of oatmeal.

How many cups of milk are used for each cup of oatmeal?

Enter your answer in the box as a mixed number in simplest form.


____cups

Answer 1

2 1/2 :1

Explanation:

8 3/4 : 3 1/2

35/4 : 7/2

Divide each side by 7/2 so the left side becomes 1:

(35/4) / (7/2) : 1

35/4*2/7 :1

70/28 :1

10/4 :1

5/2:1

2 1/2 :1