Question

A cookie recipe calls for
1
1
3
cups of walnuts. Jen wants to use only half of this amount. How many cups of walnuts should Jen use?


1
3
cup


2
3
cup


8
6
cups


8
3
cups

Answer 1

1 1/3 = 4/3. Half of that is (1/2)·(4/3) = 4/6 = 2/3.

So Jen should use 2/3 cup.