Sam's recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour. Pete's recipe calls for 2 1/4 times the amount of flour in Sam's recipe.

Which statement is true about the recipes?

A. Sam's recipe uses less flour than Pete's.

B. Pete's recipe uses exactly 2 1/4 cups of flour, so he uses less flour in his recipe than Sam does.

C. Pete uses less flour than Sam does. Sam's recipe uses 1/4 more flour than the amount in Pete's recipe.

Question

Krista Morris

27 June, 02:09

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Answers (2)

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Savage · Answer 1

A) the amount of petes recipe is equal to 2.5 times 2.25 and every time you multiply you get a bigger number

Luciana Lam · Answer 2

The answer is A. Sam's recipe uses less flour than Pete's becuase Pete is using 2 1/4 multiplied by 2 1/2 (Sam's) so it will be more than Sam's.