Question

Abigail has 1 7/8 cups of powdered sugar. She sprinkles 1/2 of the sugar onto a plate of
brownies and sprinkles the rest onto a plate of lemon cookies. How much sugar does Abigail
sprinkle on the brownies?

Answer 1

15/16 cups of powdered sugar


1 7/8 is equivalent to 8/8 + 7/8
Divided by 2 for the half is
4/8 + 7/16 (7/8 cannot be divided evenly)
Common denominator
8/16+7/16= 15/16

Check: 15/16+15/16 = 30/16 = 15/8 = 1 7/8