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Yoshi is making blueberry muffins. He needs 1 1/4 cups of blueberrie to make 1 batch pf muffins. How many cups will he need to make 2 1/2 batches?

Sagot :

Answer: [tex]3\dfrac{1}{8}\ \text{cups}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Yoshi need [tex]1\frac{1}{4}[/tex] cups of blueberries to make 1 batch of muffins

convert mixed fraction to fraction

[tex]\Rightarrow 1\dfrac{1}{4}=\dfrac{5}{4}[/tex]

i.e. [tex]\frac{5}{4}[/tex] cups are required for 1 batch of muffins

for [tex]2\frac{1}{2}[/tex] batch or [tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex] batch it is given by

[tex]\Rightarrow \dfrac{5}{2}\times \dfrac{5}{4}\\\\\Rightarrow \dfrac{25}{8}=3\dfrac{1}{8}\ \text{cups}[/tex]