i still dont get :
Jacob is baking chocolate chip cookies. The recipe
uses 3/4 cup of sugar. Jacob wants to make one-half
of a batch. How many cups of sugar does he need?
1/4?
In the fridge, Hannah had 2/3
of a quart of milk.
She used half of this milk when she had breakfast
cereal. How much milk did she use?
1/6?
1/2 * 3/4 = 3/8
half of 2 is 1
half of 2/3 is 1/3
1/2 * 2/3 * 2/6 = 1/3
To solve the first problem, you need to find out how much sugar Jacob needs for half of the batch of chocolate chip cookies. The original recipe uses 3/4 cup of sugar for a full batch. To find half of 3/4 cup, you can divide it by 2:
(3/4) / 2 = 3/4 * 1/2 = 3/8
So, Jacob needs 3/8 cup of sugar for one-half of a batch of cookies.
To solve the second problem, you need to find out how much milk Hannah used for breakfast cereal. Hannah originally had 2/3 of a quart of milk in the fridge. Since she used half of this milk, you can multiply 2/3 by 1/2:
2/3 * 1/2 = 2/6 = 1/3
So, Hannah used 1/3 of a quart of milk for her breakfast cereal.
Therefore, the correct answers are 3/8 cup of sugar for Jacob and 1/3 of a quart of milk for Hannah.