Question

A brownie recipe calls fir 1 2/3 cups of sugar. If you making 1 1/2 times the recipe, how much more sugar will you need ?

Answer 1

Answer:

2 1/2 cups of sugar

Step-by-step explanation:

Make a equation to cross multiply and get answer

x is the unknown amount

1 recipe = 1 2/3 sugar

1 1/2 recipe = x sugar

now cross multiply

x = 1 2/3  * 1 1/2

x = 2 1/2