A recipe shows that the yeast needed for a bread recipe is 2 and one-thirdounces. Which of the following decimals is equivalent to this number?

Question

2.13
2.3
2.ModifyingAbove 3 with bar
3.2

Answer 1

To convert the mixed number \(2 \frac{1}{3}\) to a decimal, we can first convert the fraction \(\frac{1}{3}\) to a decimal.

\(\frac{1}{3} \approx 0.3333\) (this is a repeating decimal)

Now, we add that to 2:

\[ 2 + 0.3333 = 2.3333 \]

So \(2 \frac{1}{3}\) ounces is equivalent to approximately \(2.3333\).

Among the options given:

• \(2.13\)
• \(2.3\)
• \(2.\overline{3}\) (which represents \(2.3333\) repeating)
• \(3.2\)

The correct answer is \(2.\overline{3}\).