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Theresa’s sugar cookie recipient uses 1 1/3 cup sugar. How much sugar would Theresa need to make 2 4/5 batches of cookies?

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Answer: 8/3 cup

Explanation:

To find out how much sugar Theresa would need to make 2 4/5 batches of cookies, we first need to determine the total amount of sugar required for one batch of cookies.

The recipe states that one batch uses 1 1/3 cup of sugar. To add the fractions, we need to find a common denominator. The denominator for 3 and 5 is 15.

Converting 1 to fifteenths:

1 = 15/15

Adding 15/15 to 1/3:

15/15 + 1/3 = 15/15 + 5/15 = 20/15

Therefore, one batch of cookies requires 20/15 cups of sugar.

Now, to calculate the total amount of sugar needed for 2 4/5 batches, we multiply the amount for one batch by the number of batches:

(20/15) * (2 4/5)

To multiply a whole number with a fraction, we first convert the whole number to a fraction by giving it the same denominator as the fraction part:

2 = 2/1

Now, we multiply:

(20/15) * (2/1) = (20 * 2) / (15 * 1) = 40/15

The fraction 40/15 can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 5:

40/15 = (40 ÷ 5) / (15 ÷ 5) = 8/3

Therefore, Theresa would need 8/3 cups of sugar to make 2 4/5 batches of cookies.