Question

Robyn uses 1/2 cup of blueberries to make each loaf of blueberry bread. Explain how many loaves of blueberry bread she can make with 2 1/2 cups of blueberry

Answer 1

Answer:

Robyn will use $2\dfrac {1}{2}$  of blueberries to make 5 loaves of bread.

Step-by-step explanation:

Note: It is always a good practice to bring  the given quantity to one single unit and then multiply with the quantity that is asked for.

Robyn uses $\dfrac {1}{2}$ cup of blueberries to make 1 loaf  of bread.

So she will use 1 cup of blueberries to make  2 loaves of bread.

Multiplying throughout by $2\dfrac {1}{2}$   we get that

She will use $2\dfrac {1}{2}$  cup of blueberries  to make $2\times 2\dfrac {1}{2}$ loaves of bread.

Now, we will convert mixed fraction to improper fraction.

So, $2\times 2\dfrac {1}{2}=2\times \left( 2+\dfrac {1}{2}\right)$ $=2\times \dfrac {5}{2} = 5$.

Therefore, Robyn will use $2\dfrac {1}{2}$  cup of blueberries  to make 5 loaves of bread.