Question

1A baker has 2 1/4 cups of blueberries to make three batches of muffins.How many cups of blueberries should the baker put into each batch?The baker should put 0.75cup(s) of blueberries in each batch.

Answer 1

We have to divide 2 1/4 by 3 to get the number of cups the baker should use. Then we have the following:

$\begin{gathered} 2\frac{1}{4}=\frac{9}{4} \\ \Rightarrow\frac{\frac{9}{4}}{3}=\frac{9}{4\cdot3}=\frac{3}{4}=0.75 \end{gathered}$

therefore, the baker should put 0.75 cups of blueberries in each batch