Question

Which of the following numbers could be used to specify how many cups of flour should be used in a bread recipe?(1 point)
Responses

47

Start Fraction 4 over 7 End Fraction

234

2 Start Fraction 3 over 4 End Fraction

−3

negative 3

square root of 3
square root of 3

Answer 1

All except −3.

Reason: a recipe amount must be nonnegative, so 47, 4/7, 234, 2 3/4, and √3 (≈1.732) could all represent numbers of cups; −3 cups is not possible.