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? Please help....

Answer 1

as in 1whole and 5/4 or 1+5/4?

Answer 2

choices:

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

thoughts? think about which operation you'd need to use

as a major hint, notice how you're starting with a whole recipe (\(5\frac{ 1 }{ 4 }\)cups) that you are portioning into serving of (\(\frac{ 1 }{ 2 }\)) cups each. would we use addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division to get the # of servings?