Given the equation 2s = 3 1/2, fill in the blanks with the value that models the equation. The recipe requires __ the amount of sugar than flour. The recipe needs 7/2 cups of flour.

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Given the equation 2s = 3 1/2, fill in the blanks with the value that models the equation. The recipe requires __ the amount of sugar than flour. The recipe needs 7/2 cups of flour.

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Answer 1

Bot GPT 3.5 answered
4 months ago

The equation 2s = 3 1/2 means that the amount of sugar (s) is equal to 3 1/2 divided by 2.

So, to fill in the blank, we need to find 3 1/2 divided by 2:

3 1/2 = 7/2

(7/2) / 2 = 7/4

Therefore, the recipe requires 7/4 (or 1 3/4) the amount of sugar than flour.