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Which sentence below expresses numbers correctly?


Mom’s chocolate cake recipe calls for 2 and 1/4 cups of sugar.


Mom’s chocolate cake recipe calls for two and one quarter cups of sugar.


Mom’s chocolate cake recipe calls for 2 1/4 cups of sugar.


Mom’s chocolate cake recipe calls for 2 and one quarter cups of sugar.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The third sentence is correct:

Mom’s chocolate cake recipe calls for 2 1/4 cups of sugar.

Explanation: Use numerals with units of measure. If spelled out, write "two and one-quarter cups" (hyphenate "one-quarter"). Avoid the word "and" in the numeral form (it can imply a decimal point).