Question

A recipe calls for 14 of a cup of flour. Carter does not have a quarter-cup measuring cup. He has a measuring cup that holds 18 cup. How can Carter use the 18 cup to measure the flour he needs for this recipe? A number line from zero to one, divided into eighths.

Answer 1

Carter has to take 2 cups of
`(1)/(8)` cup to get
`(1)/(4)` of a cup for the recipe.

Step-by-step explanation:

As given,

A recipe calls for
`(1)/(4)` of a cup. But he does not have a quarter - cup.

He has a measuring cup that hold
`(1)/(8)` cup.

Since,

`((1)/(4) )/((1)/(8) ) = 8.(1)/(4) = (8)/(4) = 2`

∴ we get

Carter has to take 2 cups of
`(1)/(8)` cup to get
`(1)/(4)` of a cup for the recipe.