Jessica is baking a cake. The recipe says that she has to mix 96 grams of sugar to the flour. Jessica knows that 1 cup of this particular sugar has a mass of 128 grams. She added one over two of a cup of sugar to the flour. Should Jessica add more sugar to make the exact recipe or did she go over and by what amount?
A.She went over by 2/3 of a cup
B.She needs to add by 2/3 of a cup
C.She went over by 1/4 of a cup
D.She needs to add 1/4 of a cup
PLEEAAASSSEEE HELP?

Question

Jessica is baking a cake. The recipe says that she has to mix 96 grams of sugar to the flour. Jessica knows that 1 cup of this particular sugar has a mass of 128 grams. She added one over two of a cup of sugar to the flour. Should Jessica add more sugar to make the exact recipe or did she go over and by what amount? 
A.She went over by 2/3 of a cup
B.She needs to add by 2/3 of a cup
C.She went over by 1/4 of a cup
D.She needs to add 1/4 of a cup
PLEEAAASSSEEE HELP?

nincompoop · Answer

multiply the grams per cup that she used 
128 x (1/2) = ______ grams this is the same as half a cup
she is required 96 grams 
so see if the product is more or fewer than the required