Ashanti uses 3/4 cups of oats to make cookies. This is 1/3 the amount called for in the recipe. How many cups of oats are called for in the recipe?

Question

Ashanti uses 3/4 cups of oats to make cookies. This is 1/3 the amount called for in the recipe. How many cups of oats are called for in the recipe?

Answer 1

X - number of cups called for in receipe:

 

  1/ 3 X = 3/4

 

 X = 3/4  /  1/3  =9/4 = 2 1/4