Find decides to make the same recipe in exercise 2 for 4 people how many cups of liquid ingredients did he need explain two ways you can find the answer

Question

The problem for exercise to is Laura was making a recipe that says ingredients for 46 people but she needed to make it for 8 the recipe calls for 2 2/3 cups of milk and 1/4 cup of oil how many cups of these liquid ingredients did she need for 8 people.

Answer 1

First, let's convert the fractions to decimals; so 2 2/3c =2.667c, and 1/4c = 0.25c

 

then, we set a simple relationship for each ingredient

(2.667c / 46p) x 8p = 0.46c

 

likewise, (0.25c / 46p) x 8p = 0.043c

 

since measuring cups are graduated in ounces, we can obtain the number of ounces by multiplying by 8oz/cup

 

so, 0.46c x 8oz/c = 3.67oz, and 0.043c x 8oz/c = 0.34oz