Question

Alexia uses two and one-third cups of flour for each batch of cookies she makes. If she makes three-fourths of a batch of cookies, how much flour does she use?

Answer 1

1 3/4

Explanation:

Answer 2

She uses 1.7475 cups of flour.

Explanation:

This question can be solved using a rule of three.

For each batch of cookies:

Two and one-third cups of flour.

So
`2 + (1)/(3) = 2.33` cups.

If she makes three-fourths of a batch of cookies, how much flour does she use?

3/4 = 0.75 batch of cookies. How much flour?

1 batch - 2.33 cups.

0.75 batches - x cups

x = 2.33*0.75

x = 1.7475

She uses 1.7475 cups of flour.