A recipe needs 5/4 of a cup of sugar. you are going to triple the recipe . how much sugar do you need.
Answer:
\(3\frac{3}{4}\) cups of sugar.
Step-by-step explanation:
A recipe needs the number of cups of sugar = \(\frac{5}{4}\) cups
If the recipe is tripled this means if the recipe becomes 3 times in amount.
The amount of sugar is needed = \(\frac{5}{4}\times 3\)
= \(\frac{5\times 3}{4}\)
= \(\frac{15}{4}\)
= \(3\frac{3}{4}\) cups
If you triple the recipe, you need \(3\frac{3}{4}\) cups of sugar.