Question

Mr. baker used 1.5 cups of sugar to make a cake and half as much sugar to make the frosting. He wanted to make 6 such cakes but found that he was short of 1.75 cups of sugar. how many cups of sugar he had

Answer 1

Cups of sugar =(1.5*6)+(1.5/2*6)-1.75
=9+4.5-1.75
=11.75 cups of sugar