You are measuring walnuts for banana walnut oatmeal and a spinach and walnut salad. You need 3/8 cup of walnuts for the oatmeal and 3/4 cup of walnuts for the salad. You have a 1/4-cup scoop. Describe two different ways to find how many scoops of walnuts you will need. PLEASE HELP!
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You are measuring walnuts for banana walnut oatmeal and a spinach and walnut salad. You need 3/8 cup of walnuts for the oatmeal and 3/4 cup of walnuts for the salad. You have a 1/4-cup scoop. Describe two different ways to find how many scoops of walnuts you will need.
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Sure! I can explain two different ways to find how many scoops of walnuts you will need for the recipes.
Method 1: Fraction Conversion and Addition
Step 1: Convert the measurements to a common denominator.
- The measurement for oatmeal is 3/8 cup.
- The measurement for the salad is 3/4 cup.
To find a common denominator, we need to identify the least common multiple (LCM) of the denominators 8 and 4, which is 8.
Step 2: Convert the measurements to have the same denominator.
- Multiply 3/8 by 2/2 to get 6/16 cup.
- Multiply 3/4 by 4/4 to get 12/16 cup.
Step 3: Add the measurements.
- 6/16 + 12/16 = 18/16 cup.
Step 4: Simplify the fraction.
- Divide the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2.
- 18/16 simplifies to 9/8.
Step 5: Divide the simplified fraction by the fractional amount in each scoop.
- 9/8 divided by 1/4 cup (scoop size) is equal to 9/8 * 4/1, which simplifies to 9/2.
Therefore, you will need 9 scoops of walnuts.
Method 2: Division
Step 1: Find the fractional part of a full cup that each recipe requires.
- The measurement for oatmeal is 3/8 cup.
- The measurement for the salad is 3/4 cup.
Step 2: Divide each recipe's measurement by the fractional amount in each scoop.
- For the oatmeal: (3/8) / (1/4) = (3/8) * (4/1) = 12/8, which simplifies to 3/2.
- For the salad: (3/4) / (1/4) = (3/4) * (4/1) = 3/1.
Therefore, you will need 3 scoops of walnuts for the oatmeal and 3 scoops of walnuts for the salad.
Hope that helps! Let me know if you have any more questions.