Question

if you tripled a recipe that calls for 1 1/4 c. chocolate chips what amount of chocolate chips would you use

Answer 1

We know that the recipe calls for 1 1/4 c of chocolate chips.

If we have to triple the recipe, it means we have to multiply the given amount of chocolate chips by 3.

`1(1)/(4)\cdot3`

First, we should transform the mixed number into a fraction.

`(1\cdot4+1)/(4)\cdot3=(5)/(4)\cdot3=(15)/(4)`

Then, we divide to express the fraction as a mixed fraction.

`(15)/(4)=3.75=3(3)/(4)`

Therefore, the amount of chocolate chips would be 3 3/4.