Ben found a recipe that calls for 3/4 cup of chopped apples. If he wants to make half the recipe, how many cups of chopped apples should he use? *
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A 3/8 cup
B 3/5 cup
C 1 1/4 cup
D 1/4 cup
1/2 * 3/4 = ___
To determine how many cups of chopped apples Ben should use if he wants to make half the recipe, we need to calculate half of 3/4 cup.
To find half of a fraction, we divide the numerator (top number) by 2 and keep the denominator (bottom number) the same.
So, dividing 3 by 2 gives us 3/2 or 1 1/2.
Therefore, if Ben wants to make half the recipe, he should use 1 1/2 cups of chopped apples.
Since none of the given options matches 1 1/2 cups, the closest option is C) 1 1/4 cup.