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# Stephanie has 9/4 cups of milk on hand and makes 2 batches of cookies,

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Stephanie has 9/4 cups of milk on hand and makes 2 batches of cookies, using 2/3 cup of milk for each batch of cookies. Which of the following describes the amount of milk remaining after she makes the cookies?

A. Less then $$\frac{1}{2}$$ cup
B. Between$$\frac{1}{2}$$cup and $$\frac{3}{4}$$cup
C. Between $$\frac{3}{4}$$cup and 1 cup
D. Between 1 cup and$$\frac{3}{2}$$ cups
E. More than $$\frac{3}{2}$$ cups

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23 Jun 2016, 15:44
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She has $$\frac{9}{4}$$ and uses $$\frac{4}{3}$$ hence remaining is $$\frac{9}{4} - \frac{4}{3} = \frac{11}{12}$$ and which is approx 0.9 and lies in the region mentioned in C.

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Stephanie has 9/4 cups of milk on hand and makes 2 batches of cookies, using 2/3 cup of milk for each batch of cookies. Which of the following describes the amount of milk remaining after she makes the cookies?

Milk used to make 2 batches of cookies = 2/3 +2/3 = 4/3

Balance = 9/4 - 4/3 = 11/12

11/12 = 0.91

Answer C = Between 3/4 cup and 1 cup.

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24 Jun 2016, 05:40
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Stephanie has 9/4 cups of milk on hand and makes 2 batches of cookies, using 2/3 cup of milk for each batch of cookies. Which of the following describes the amount of milk remaining after she makes the cookies?

A. Less then $$\frac{1}{2}$$ cup
B. Between$$\frac{1}{2}$$cup and $$\frac{3}{4}$$cup
C. Between $$\frac{3}{4}$$cup and 1 cup
D. Between 1 cup and$$\frac{3}{2}$$ cups
E. More than $$\frac{3}{2}$$ cups

OG Q 2017 (Book Question: 59)

9/4 - 4/3 = 11/12

11/12 is very close to 1 but is <1. It falls in the range that choice C mentions
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24 Jun 2016, 11:31
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Stephanie has 9/4 cups of milk on hand and makes 2 batches of cookies, using 2/3 cup of milk for each batch of cookies. Which of the following describes the amount of milk remaining after she makes the cookies?

A. Less then $$\frac{1}{2}$$ cup
B. Between$$\frac{1}{2}$$cup and $$\frac{3}{4}$$cup
C. Between $$\frac{3}{4}$$cup and 1 cup
D. Between 1 cup and$$\frac{3}{2}$$ cups
E. More than $$\frac{3}{2}$$ cups

OG Q 2017 (Book Question: 59)

(9/4) - 2*(2/3) = 11/12 which is more than 3/4 and less than 1.
Ans is Choice C)

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28 Oct 2016, 12:51
(9/4)-2(2/3)
(9/4)-(4/3)
11/12 ~0.9

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27 Mar 2018, 10:47
AbdurRakib wrote:
Stephanie has 9/4 cups of milk on hand and makes 2 batches of cookies, using 2/3 cup of milk for each batch of cookies. Which of the following describes the amount of milk remaining after she makes the cookies?

A. Less then $$\frac{1}{2}$$ cup
B. Between$$\frac{1}{2}$$cup and $$\frac{3}{4}$$cup
C. Between $$\frac{3}{4}$$cup and 1 cup
D. Between 1 cup and$$\frac{3}{2}$$ cups
E. More than $$\frac{3}{2}$$ cups

OG Q 2017 (Book Question: 59)

why is my solution wrong ?

$$\frac{9}{4}$$ * $$\frac{2}{3}$$ = $$\frac{3}{2}$$

$$\frac{9}{4}$$ - $$\frac{3}{2}$$ = $$\frac{3}{4}$$

$$\frac{3}{4}$$ * $$\frac{2}{3}$$ = $$\frac{1}{2}$$

$$\frac{3}{2}$$ + $$\frac{1}{2}$$ =$$\frac{4}{2}$$

$$\frac{9}{4}$$ - $$\frac{4}{2}$$ = $$\frac{1}{4}$$

final answer i get $$\frac{1}{4}$$
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dave13 wrote:
AbdurRakib wrote:
Stephanie has 9/4 cups of milk on hand and makes 2 batches of cookies, using 2/3 cup of milk for each batch of cookies. Which of the following describes the amount of milk remaining after she makes the cookies?

A. Less then $$\frac{1}{2}$$ cup
B. Between$$\frac{1}{2}$$cup and $$\frac{3}{4}$$cup
C. Between $$\frac{3}{4}$$cup and 1 cup
D. Between 1 cup and$$\frac{3}{2}$$ cups
E. More than $$\frac{3}{2}$$ cups

OG Q 2017 (Book Question: 59)

why is my solution wrong ?

$$\frac{9}{4}$$ * $$\frac{2}{3}$$ = $$\frac{3}{2}$$

$$\frac{9}{4}$$ - $$\frac{3}{2}$$ = $$\frac{3}{4}$$

$$\frac{3}{4}$$ * $$\frac{2}{3}$$ = $$\frac{1}{2}$$

$$\frac{3}{2}$$ + $$\frac{1}{2}$$ =$$\frac{4}{2}$$

$$\frac{9}{4}$$ - $$\frac{4}{2}$$ = $$\frac{1}{4}$$

final answer i get $$\frac{1}{4}$$

Hi dave13

Where you are making a mistake is by dividing the total milk by $$\frac{2}{3}$$rd?

What the question is saying is that $$\frac{2}{3}$$rd cup is used for each batch

So, Stephanie uses $$\frac{2}{3}$$+$$\frac{2}{3}$$rd or $$\frac{4}{3}$$rd cups of milk.

In total, she had $$\frac{9}{4}$$ cups of milk and she will be left with $$\frac{9}{4}$$ - $$\frac{4}{3}$$ = $$\frac{11}{12}$$ cups

So, the answer is Option C(between $$\frac{3}{4}$$cup and 1 cup)

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09 Apr 2018, 16:32
AbdurRakib wrote:
Stephanie has 9/4 cups of milk on hand and makes 2 batches of cookies, using 2/3 cup of milk for each batch of cookies. Which of the following describes the amount of milk remaining after she makes the cookies?

A. Less then $$\frac{1}{2}$$ cup
B. Between$$\frac{1}{2}$$cup and $$\frac{3}{4}$$cup
C. Between $$\frac{3}{4}$$cup and 1 cup
D. Between 1 cup and$$\frac{3}{2}$$ cups
E. More than $$\frac{3}{2}$$ cups

Since each batch of cookies requires 2/3 cup of milk, two batches require 2 x 2/3 = 4/3 cups of milk. So after Stephanie makes two batches of cookies, she has

9/4 - 4/3 = 27/12 - 16/12 = 11/12

cups of milk left.

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