For holidays,Mrs.Reily wants to make 3 batches of chocolate crinkle cookies. Each batch requires 2 cups of sugar. If Mrs.Reilly only has 3 and 4/5 cups of sugar, how many more cups of sugar does Mrs.Reilly need

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Answer:

The number of the more cups of sugar is 2 [tex]\frac{1}{5}[/tex] cups

Step-by-step explanation:

Let us solve it step by step

∵ Mrs.Reily wants to make 3 batches of chocolate crinkle cookies

∵ Each batch requires 2 cups of sugar

→ Multiply 2 by 3 to find the number of cups of sugar she will

   need to make 3 batches

∴ The total number of cups of sugar = 2 × 3 = 6 cups

She will need 6 cups of sugar to make 3 batches

∵ Mrs.Reilly only has 3 and 4/5 cups of sugar

→ Subtract it from the total number of cups of sugar

The number of the more cups = 6 - [tex]3\frac{4}{5}[/tex]

→ Change 3 [tex]\frac{4}{5}[/tex] to an improper

∵  [tex]3\frac{4}{5}[/tex] = (3 × 5 + 4)/5

∴  [tex]3\frac{4}{5}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{19}{5}[/tex]

The number of the more cups = 6 -  [tex]\frac{19}{5}[/tex]

→ Make 6 as a fraction by multiplying up and down by 5

∴ The number of the more cups = [tex]\frac{30}{5}[/tex] -  [tex]\frac{19}{5}[/tex]

The number of the more cups = [tex]\frac{11}{5}[/tex]

→ Chang it to a mixed number

∵ 11 ÷ 5 = 2 R 1

∴ [tex]\frac{11}{5}=2 + \frac{1}{5}[/tex]

The number of the more cups of sugar = 2 [tex]\frac{1}{5}[/tex] cups