If a recipe calls for #3/4# cup of milk, how much milk will you need to make half of the recipe?

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Meave60
Aug 15, 2017

You need 3/8 of a cup of milk to make half the recipe.

Explanation:

Divide #3/4# cup by #2#.

Any whole number has a denominator of #1#. #n=n/1#.

#3/4-:2/1#

When dividing by a fraction, invert the fraction and multiply.

#3/4xx1/2=3/8#

#3/8# cup of milk will be needed to make half a recipe.

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