Question
A recipe for 1 1/5 dozen pancakes calls for 2 1/3 cups of milk. How many cups are needed to make 1 1/10 dozen pancakes? Answer as a mixed number.
Answers
Steve
wow. I suspect a typo.
(1 1/10)/(1 1/5) = (11/10)/(12/10) = 11/12
So, you need 11/12 of 2 1/3 = 11/12 * 7/3 = 77/36 = 2 5/36 cups of milk.
Mathematically precise, but not easy to measure. Luckily, 1/32 cup is 1/2 tbsp, so it can be done accurately.
(1 1/10)/(1 1/5) = (11/10)/(12/10) = 11/12
So, you need 11/12 of 2 1/3 = 11/12 * 7/3 = 77/36 = 2 5/36 cups of milk.
Mathematically precise, but not easy to measure. Luckily, 1/32 cup is 1/2 tbsp, so it can be done accurately.
Ms. Sue
1/5 of a dozen = 2 2/5 pancakes. What does 2/5 of a pancake look like?