Question

Jacob’s recipe calls for 4 7/8 cups of raisins. He has 6/11 of the amount that he needs.

About how many cups of raisins does Jacob have?

Estimate by first rounding each number to the nearest 1/2 .

Answer 1

@dan815 @AriPotta

Answer 2

@cwrw238

Answer 3

4 7/8 * 6/11

Answer 4

39/8*6/11

Answer 5

234/66

Answer 6

3.5 cups

Answer 7

Rounding all numbers to the nearest half: \(4+\frac{ 7 }{ 8 } \approx 5\) and \(\frac{6}{11} \approx 0.5\)
Meaning he has approximately 0.5*5 = 2.5 cups