Question

Q. 143 One fruit salad recipe requires 1/2cup of sugar. Another recipe for thesame fruit salad requires 2 tablespoons of sugar. If 1 tablespoon is 1/16 equivalent to cup, how much more sugar does the first reciperequire?

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Answer 1

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One fruit salad recipe requires

= ½ cup of sugar

Sugar required for another salad

= 2 × (1/16)

= 2/16 cup

Hence, the required sugar

= ½ – (2/16)

= (8 – 2)/16 = 6/16

= 3/8 cup of sugar.

Answer 2

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Answer

One fruit salad recipe requires

= ½ cup of sugar

Sugar required for another salad

= 2 × (1/16)

= 2/16 cup

Hence, the required sugar

= ½ – (2/16)

= (8 – 2)/16 = 6/16

= 3/8 cup of sugar.