Alma is making 3 batches of tortillas. Each batch needs 3/4 cup of water. She only has a 1/4-cup measure. How many times must Alma measure 1/4 cup of water to have enough for all of the tortillas?
surely you can see that it takes three 1/4-cups to make 3/4 cup.
So each batch needs 3 of the 1/4-cups
So how many for 3 batches?
To determine how many times Alma must measure 1/4 cup of water, we need to find the total amount of water needed for 3 batches of tortillas.
Since each batch requires 3/4 cup of water and Alma is making 3 batches, we can calculate the total amount of water needed by multiplying the amount of water needed for each batch by the number of batches: (3/4) * 3 = 9/4 cups.
Now, we need to determine how many times Alma must measure 1/4 cup of water to have enough for all of the tortillas. To do this, we divide the total amount of water needed by the amount she can measure with her 1/4-cup measure: (9/4) / (1/4) = (9/4) * (4/1) = 9.
Therefore, Alma must measure 1/4 cup of water 9 times to have enough for all of the tortillas.