Question

Laura’s brownie recipe makes 24 brownies , but this time she wants to double the recipe so that she will have 48 brownies. Her original recipe calls for 2 1/4 cups of chocolate chips. If she has 2 cup of chocolate at home how much more does she need?

Answer 1

Laura will need 1/4 cups more chocolate

Explanation:

If laura has 2 cups of chocolate to begin with and she needs 2 and 1/4 cups when you subtract you get your answer of 1/4.

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Answer 2

2 1/2 cups

Explanation:

2 1/4 doubled is 4 1/2.

(2*2= 4. 1/4*2=1/2)

recipe calls for 2 1/4 cups

doubled it calls for 4 1/2 cups

she has 2 cups

4 1/2- 2= 2 1/2 cups

she needs 2 1/2 cups