Math problem and answer

Question

A recipe calls for 1 2/3 cups of flour.how many cups will you need if you are preparing 5 batches of the recipe

Answer 1

I will assume 5 batches is 5 times the amount of required flour. Therefore a statement can be written out in this form:

5 (1 2/3) cups

So, turning the mixed fraction into an improper fraction yields: 1 2/3 = 5/3

Now, 5 * 5/3 = 25/3

Then, divide 25/3 to obtain 8 whole cups and 1 remainder (1 part of a 3rd) to provide 8 cups and 1/3 cups.

Therefore, when making 5 batches the required amount of cups is 8 1/3 cups