Ben is making a bread that calls for 5 cups of flour. He only has 1/2 cup measuring cup. How many times will Ben need to fill the 1/2 cup measuring cup to get the 5 cups of flour?
10
I think 10 :)
To determine how many times Ben will need to fill the 1/2 cup measuring cup to get 5 cups of flour, we need to divide 5 cups by 1/2 cup.
To do this, we can use the division method. When dividing by a fraction, we can multiply by its reciprocal.
1/2 cup can be written as 2/1 cup when flipped upside down (reciprocal).
So, we have 5 cups divided by 2/1 cup, which can be written as:
5 cups * (1 cup / 2/1 cup)
Next, we simplify the equation:
5 cups * 1 cup = 5 cups
5/1 * 1/2/1 = 5/2
To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators (top numbers) together and multiply the denominators (bottom numbers) together:
5 * 2 = 10 (numerator)
1 * 1 = 1 (denominator)
Therefore, Ben will need to fill the 1/2 cup measuring cup 10 times to get the required 5 cups of flour.