Question

melissa is baking a cake that calls for 1 cup of white sugar , 1/2 cup of butter, 1 1/2 cups of flour and 1/2 cup of milk when she combines the ingredients how many does she have all together?

Answer 1

1 cup of white sugar

1/2 cup of butter

1 1/2 cups of flour

1/2 cup of milk

We have to add all the quantities:

1+ 1/2 + 1 1/2 + 1/2

1+1/2+ (1x2+1)/2 +1/2

1+1/2+3/2+1/2

2/2+1/2+3/2+1/2

7/2 cup of ingredients all together.