Question

A fruit salad making competition was organized in a locality. Two friends Rekha and Meenakshi participated in that event. Rekha’s fruit salad recipe requires 1/2 cup of sugar. Meenakshi’s salad recipe requires 2 tablespoons of sugar. Total quantity of sugar provided to each contestant was 500gm. If 1 cup of sugar is equivalent to 225gm of sugar and 1 tablespoon sugar is equivalent to 1/16 cup of sugar, then 1. Find the number of tablespoons of sugar required by Rekha? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 6 2. What will be the weight of sugar used by Meenakshi in gram? (a) 28.125 grams (b) 26.125 grams (c) 24.125 grams (d) 30.125 gram



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Answer 1

the first recipe requires 1/2 cup of sugar.

the 2nd recipe requires 2 tablespoon of sugar

According to question

1 tablespoon =1/16 cup 

therefore, 2 tablespoons =2*(1/16)=1/8 cup

hence, more amount of sugar the 1st cup requires=  (1/2) - (1/8) cup

                                                                        =  3/8 cup