Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
Carol is baking cookies and needs two and one-fourthcups of flour, two-thirdscup of white sugar, one-fourthcup of brown sugar, andone -sixteenth cup of baking soda. Use this information to answer the following questions.
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Divide the amount of white sugar by the amount of brown sugar. What is the quotient?
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three-eighths
two-thirds
2
two and two-thirds****
If the amount of white sugar were increased by a factor of two and one-half, in cups, how much sugar would there be?
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two and one-half
two and three-fifths ***
one and two-thirds
one and three-fifths
3
If the amount of flour were increased by a factor of two and one-half, in cups, how much flour would there be?
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two and one-half
two and one-fourth***
five and five-eighths
five and one-fourth
4
If only one-quarter the amount of brown sugar in the recipe were used, how much brown sugar would be used?
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one-eighth****?
one over twenty-four
one-twelfth
one-sixteenth
5
If only one-quarter of the amount of baking soda in the recipe were used, how much baking soda would be used?
(1 point)
one over sixty-four****
one over twenty
one-sixteenth
one-quarter
please help Mrs.Sue
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1. (2/3)/1/4 = 2/3 * 4/1 = 8/3 = 2 2/3.
2. 2/3*5/2 = 10/6 = 1 2/3.
3. 9/4 * 5/2 = 45/8 = 5 5/8 Cups.
4. 1/4 * 1/4 = 1/16.
5. 1/16 * 1/4 = 1/64
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