Jamal is baking sugar cookies. The recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of sugar and 2 3/4 cups of flour. Jamal only has a 1/2 -cup measuring scoop. How many scoops will he have to use for the sugar and flour?
Responses:
8 1/2 scoops of sugar and flour
16 1/2 scoops of sugar and flour
4 1/4 scoops of sugar and flour
2 1/8 scoops of sugar and flour
To find the number of scoops needed for the sugar, we divide the total amount of sugar needed (1 1/2 cups) by the amount each scoop holds (1/2 cup).
1 1/2 ÷ 1/2 = 3
Jamal will need 3 scoops of sugar.
To find the number of scoops needed for the flour, we divide the total amount of flour needed (2 3/4 cups) by the amount each scoop holds (1/2 cup).
2 3/4 ÷ 1/2 = 11/2 ÷ 1/2 = 11
Jamal will need 11 scoops of flour.
Therefore, Jamal will need a total of 3 + 11 = 14 scoops for the sugar and flour.
However, none of the given responses match the correct answer.