David has 3 1/2 cups of blueberries. He uses 1/4 of a cup of blueberries to make a breakfast smoothie. He uses 1/2 of the remaining blueberries to make blueberry pancakes. How many cups of blueberries does he use for the pancakes?
3 1/2 - 1/4 = 3 1/4 = 13/4
so he used 13/8 for pancakes
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To find out how many cups of blueberries David uses for the pancakes, we first need to calculate the amount of blueberries he has remaining after making the breakfast smoothie.
David has 3 1/2 cups of blueberries, and he uses 1/4 cup for the smoothie.
To find the remaining blueberries, we can subtract 1/4 cup from 3 1/2 cups.
3 1/2 cups - 1/4 cup = 3 1/4 cups
So, David has 3 1/4 cups of blueberries remaining.
Next, we need to calculate how many cups of blueberries David uses for the pancakes.
David uses 1/2 of the remaining blueberries for the pancakes.
To find this amount, we can multiply 3 1/4 cups by 1/2.
3 1/4 cups * 1/2 = 13/4 cups * 1/2 = 13/8 cups
So, David uses 13/8 or 1 5/8 cups of blueberries for the pancakes.
To solve this problem, we need to follow a step-by-step process.
1. Start with the initial amount of blueberries David has, which is 3 1/2 cups.
2. Calculate how many blueberries David used for the breakfast smoothie. He used 1/4 of a cup of blueberries, so subtract 1/4 from the initial amount:
3 1/2 - 1/4 = 3 1/4 cups
3. Calculate how many blueberries are remaining after David made the breakfast smoothie.
4. Divide the remaining blueberries by 2 to find out how many blueberries David used for the pancakes.
(3 1/4) / 2 = 3 1/4 ÷ 2 = 1 5/8 cups
5. Therefore, David used 1 5/8 cups of blueberries to make the blueberry pancakes.