Question

Jamal is baking sugar cookies. The recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of sugar and 2 3/4 cups of flour. Jamal only has a 1/2 -cup measuring scoop. How many scoops will he have to use for the sugar and flour?

Answer 1

To find the number of scoops for the sugar, divide the amount of sugar needed by the amount the scoop can hold: 1 1/2 cups / 1/2 cup/scoop = <<1.5/(1/2)=3>>3 scoops
To find the number of scoops for the flour, divide the amount of flour needed by the amount the scoop can hold: 2 3/4 cups / 1/2 cup/scoop = <<2.75/(1/2)=5.5>>5.5 scoops. Answer: \boxed{3, 5.5}.