Question

You are measuring walnuts for banana-walnut oatmeal and a spinach and walnut salad. You need 3/8 cup of walnuts for the oatmeal and 3/4 for the salad. you have a 1/4-cup scoop. Describe two different ways to find how many scoops of walnuts you will need.

Answer 1

4.5

Explanation:

We are given that you are measuring walnuts for banana walnut oatmeal and a spinach and walnut salad.

You need walnuts for the oatmeal =
`(3)/(8)` cup

You need salad=
`(3)/(4)`

You have scoop=
`(1)/(4)` cup

We have to describe two different ways in which you find number of scoops of walnuts you will need.

1. Total walnut =
`(3)/(8)+(3)/(4)=(3+6)/(8)=(9)/(8)` cup

`(1)/(4)` cup =1 scoop

1 cup = 4 scoop

`(9)/(8) cup =4* (9)/(8)=`4.5 scoop

2.Number of scoop of oatmeal =
`4* (3)/(8)=1.5`

Number of scoop of salad =
`(3)/(4)* 4`=3

Total number of scoops =1.5+3=4.5

Answer 2

Use the 1/4 scoop three times for the salad. Use the 1/4 scoops three times, each time only fill half the scoop for the oatmeal.