A recipe calls for 2 1/2 Cups of flour and four eggs. If only three eggs are used, how many cups of flour should be used? Give your answer as a mixed number in simplest form.

Question

contestada

Respuesta :

WaywardDelaney WaywardDelaney · Answer 1 · 2019-12-16T16:28:07+01:00

Answer:

The quantity of flour used with 1 egg to makes recipe is 1[tex]\frac{7}{8}[/tex] cups .

Step-by-step explanation:

Given as :

The ingredients for the recipe calls for

The quantity of flour = 2[tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] cups = [tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex]

The number of eggs = 4

Now, we apply unitary method :

∵ The quantity of flour used with 4 eggs to makes recipe = [tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex] cups

So, The quantity of flour used with 1 egg to makes recipe = [tex]\frac{\frac{5}{2}}{4}[/tex] cups

∴ The quantity of flour used with 3 eggs to makes recipe = [tex]\frac{\frac{5}{2}}{4}[/tex] × 3 cups

I.e The quantity of flour used with 1 egg to makes recipe = [tex]\frac{15}{8}[/tex] cups

Or, The quantity of flour used with 1 egg to makes recipe = 1[tex]\frac{7}{8}[/tex] cups

Hence , The quantity of flour used with 1 egg to makes recipe is 1[tex]\frac{7}{8}[/tex] cups . Answer