Question

Hugh made a recipe that yields 5 and 1 over 4 cups. If each serving is 1 over 2 cup, which expression will help Hugh determine the number of servings his recipe will yield?

a. 5 and 1 over 4 ⋅ 1 over 2

b. 5 and 1 over 4 + 1 over 2

c. 5 and 1 over 4 ÷ 1 over 2

d. 5 and 1 over 4 − 1 over 2

mod note: Please do not give away the answer directly. Low-effort and/or plagiarized answers will be removed.

Answer 1

in general, (total yield) / (serving size) = number of servings

apply this logic using the numbers from your problem to create the expression. don't evaluate anything, just plug in the numbers, and see which answer choice best matches.