Thomas was making iced tea with his mother. the recipe called for 1/2 a cup of sugar. However, Thomas and his mother wanted to cut the recipe in half. How much sugar should they add into the recipe?
Would the answer be 1/4.
Right.
Sarah was trying to figure out her grades for her math course. she only knew the grade of 4 of the tests she had taken, However the class had taken 5 tests total. She scored a 94, 67, 83, and 93. If Sarah ended up with a grade of 90, what did she get on the 5th and final test?
Do I add the grades up and divide by 4 or 5?
Yes, the answer would be 1/4.
To cut the recipe in half, they need to use half of the original amount of sugar. The original recipe called for 1/2 cup of sugar, so when they cut it in half, they should use 1/2 * 1/2 = 1/4 cup of sugar.
Yes, the answer would be 1/4 cup of sugar. To understand how they arrived at this answer, let's break it down step by step:
The original recipe calls for 1/2 a cup of sugar. If Thomas and his mother want to cut the recipe in half, they need to reduce all the ingredients by half as well.
To cut 1/2 a cup in half, we divide it by 2. So,
1/2 cup / 2 = 1/4 cup.
Therefore, Thomas and his mother should add 1/4 cup of sugar into the recipe when they are cutting it in half.