Question

Diego is trying to follow a recipe, but he cannot find any measuring cups! He only has a tablespoon. In the cookbook, it says that 1 cup equals 16 tablespoons.

1. How could Diego use the tablespoon to measure out these ingredients?

a. 1/2 cup almonds
cup almonds




b. 1¼ cup of oatmeal





c. 2 ¾ cup of flour




2. Diego also adds the following ingredients. How many cups of each did he use?

a. 28 tablespoons of sugar



b. 6 tablespoons of cocoa powder

Answer 1

Answer:

1a. 8 tablespoons

1b. 20 tablespoons

1c. 44 tablespoons

2a. 1 3/4 cups

2b. 3/8 cups

Step-by-step explanation:

1 cup= 16 tablespoons      1/2 cup= 8 tablespoons     1/4 cup= 4 tablespoons

1a. 1/2 cup= 8 tablespoons

1b. 1 cup= 16 tablespoons 1/4 cup= 4 tablespoons

16+4=20

1c. 1 cup= 16 tablespoons 1 cup= 16 tablespoons 1/2 cup= 8 tablespoons 1/4 cup= 4 tablespoons

16+16+8+4=44

2a. 28 tablespoons/ 16 tablespoons= 1.75 cups or 1 3/4 cups

2b. 6 tablespoons/ 16 tablespoons= .375 cups or 3/8 cups