Philip is making chocolate cupcakes for a school bake sale. He makes 4 batches and uses up an entire 5-cup bag of wheat flour. Philip decides to make one more batch of cupcakes with almond flour instead. The recipe says to add an extra
3
4
cup of flour if you're using almond flour.
Which equation can you use to find how much almond flour, a, is needed to make a batch of cupcakes?
How much almond flour is needed to make a batch of cupcakes?
Write your answer as a whole number or a simplified fraction.
The equation that can be used to find how much almond flour is needed to make a batch of cupcakes is:
a = (3/4) * 5
To simplify, multiply (3/4) by 5:
a = (3/4) * 5 = (15/4) = 3 3/4
Therefore, 3 3/4 cups of almond flour is needed to make a batch of cupcakes.