A recipe requires 40% of a cup of sugar. If you want to make half the recipe, ho

Practice Questions

Q1
A recipe requires 40% of a cup of sugar. If you want to make half the recipe, how much sugar do you need?
  1. 0.1 cup
  2. 0.15 cup
  3. 0.2 cup
  4. 0.25 cup

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

A recipe requires 40% of a cup of sugar. If you want to make half the recipe, how much sugar do you need?
  • Step 1: Understand that the recipe needs 40% of a cup of sugar.
  • Step 2: To make half the recipe, you need to find half of 40%.
  • Step 3: Calculate half of 40% by dividing it by 2: 40% ÷ 2 = 20%.
  • Step 4: Now, you know you need 20% of a cup of sugar for half the recipe.
  • Step 5: Convert 20% to a decimal to find out how much that is in cups: 20% = 0.2.
  • Step 6: Therefore, you need 0.2 cups of sugar.
  • Percentage Calculation – Understanding how to calculate a percentage of a quantity and how to halve that amount.
  • Fractional Quantities – Converting percentages to fractions and understanding their application in recipes.
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