A cookie recipe calls for 1 1/4 cups of flour. If Erin wants to make a double recipe, how many cups of flour will she need?(1 point)
Responses
7/8 cups
5/2 cups
5/4 cups
3/2 cups
If Erin wants to double a recipe that calls for 1 1/4 cups of flour, she needs to multiply the amount of flour by 2.
Here is the calculation:
1 1/4 cups of flour x 2 = (1 x 2) + (1/4 x 2) = 2 + 1/2 = 2 1/2 cups
So the correct answer is:
5/2 cups