Question

Mixture X uses 3 cups of milk for 4 tablespoons of chocolate powder.
Let's break this down. 1 cup of milk is how many times as much as 3 cups of milk?
Bottle of chocolate milk labeled Mixture X
×
Milk
(Cups) Chocolate Powder
(Tablespoons)
3 4
1

Answer 1

To understand how 1 cup of milk relates to 3 cups of milk, we can perform a simple calculation:

1. We know that Mixture X uses 3 cups of milk.
2. We want to find out how many times 1 cup of milk fits into 3 cups of milk.

To do this, we divide the total amount of milk (3 cups) by 1 cup:

\[
\frac{3 \text{ cups}}{1 \text{ cup}} = 3
\]

So, **1 cup of milk is 1/3 (or one-third) as much as 3 cups of milk**.

In simpler terms, each cup of milk (1 cup) is 1/3 of the total (3 cups).