Question

A chicken soup recipe calls for 9
cups of chicken stock. How much is this in quarts?

Write your answer as a whole number or a mixed number in simplest form.

Answer 1

To convert cups to quarts, you need to know the conversion factor: 1 quart = 4 cups.

To convert 9 cups to quarts, you divide the number of cups by the number of cups in a quart:

\[
9 \text{ cups} \div 4 \text{ cups/quart} = 2.25 \text{ quarts}
\]

This can also be expressed as a mixed number. The whole number part is 2, and the remaining part (0.25) can be expressed as \(\frac{1}{4}\):

So, 2.25 quarts is \(2 \frac{1}{4}\) quarts.

Thus, 9 cups of chicken stock is equivalent to **2.25 quarts** or \(2 \frac{1}{4}\) quarts.