Question

One batch of walnut muffins uses one and 1/3 cups of walnuts how many cups of walnuts are needed to make three and 3/4 batches of muffins a 5 1/2 cups B three and three 12 cups see four cups D five cups

Answer 1

To find out how many cups of walnuts are needed to make three and three-quarters (3.75) batches of muffins, we first need to calculate how many cups of walnuts are needed for one batch and then multiply that by the number of batches.

1. One batch of walnut muffins uses 1 and 1/3 cups of walnuts.
- 1 and 1/3 can be converted to an improper fraction:
\[
1 \frac{1}{3} = \frac{3}{3} + \frac{1}{3} = \frac{4}{3} \text{ cups}
\]

2. Now calculate the total for 3.75 batches:
\[
3.75 \times \frac{4}{3}
\]

First, convert 3.75 to a fraction:
\[
3.75 = \frac{15}{4}
\]

3. Now multiply:
\[
\frac{15}{4} \times \frac{4}{3} = \frac{15 \times 4}{4 \times 3} = \frac{15}{3} = 5
\]

Therefore, to make three and three-quarters batches of muffins, you need **5 cups** of walnuts.

The answer is **D: five cups**.