I have a scoop that holds 2/3 cup of flour. If my recipe calls for 6 cups of flour, how many scoops do I need?
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4 scoops is the correct answer
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This is an arithmetic fractions problem. It is at about grade level 4 or 5, so I hope you are about 10–12 years old.
Anyway, the fraction 1/3 means 1 part out of 3 where the 3 is the whole amount, the 1 cup in this case which can also be written as 3/3. How do you get to the 3/3? Add the fractional parts in this case. (1/3)+(1/3)+(1/3)=3/3 = 1. You can see that three of the (1/3)’s are needed to make the 3/3. The actual math rule is to add the numerators(top numbers) and put over the common denominator (bottom number). The answer is that three 1/3 cups fill the entire one cup. Please try to learn and understand fractions and operations with them in every possible way. Here’s one for you: what is the difference between 4 divided by 2 and 4 divided by 1/2? The answers are very different even though they sound somewhat alike.
4 scope is correct answer