A recipe calls for 5/7 cup of flour for every 2 3/5 cup of milk. To make a bigger batch, the chef uses 3 cups of flour. Which of the following would be the amount of milk needed for the bigger batch?
A. 12 1/5 cups
B. 12 2/5 cups
C. 8 9/25 cups
D. 10 23/25 cups
To find the required number of cups milk needed, we set a proportion equation with number of cups be numerator and cups of milk as denominator.
Let x be the number of cups of milk needed, then
The numbers of cups of milk required is 273/25, which when converted to mixed fraction becomes 10 23/25.
Therefore, the Correct Answer is D.
More Questions on TEAS 7 Math
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Q #1: Which of the following is the appropriate unit of measure to express the weight of a knife?
A. Liter
B. Milliliter
C. Gram
D. Kilogram
Answer Explanation
The weight of the knife could be appropriately expressed in grams. Since a knife is a small object, we do not expect to measure its weight in kilograms. Liter and milliliter are units of measuring the volume of objects.
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Q #2: A bag contains two green balls, three red balls, and seven yellow balls. If one ball is randomly selected from the ball, which of the following is the probability that the ball is yellow?
A. 7/12
B. ¼
C. ½
D. 1/6
Answer Explanation
The probability of finding the probability of a yellow ball is given by
Total number of balls in the bag=2+3+7=12 balls
The probability of drawing a yellow ball from the bag is 7/12.
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Q #3: A bucket containing 5 2/5 gallons of water is 2/7 full. How many gallons of water is in one fully filled bucket?
A. 14/15
B. 2 7/15
C. 8 4/5
D. 18 9/10
Answer Explanation
we are asked to find the number of gallons a full tank can hold. A full tank is equivalent to 1.
Convert the mixed fraction into proper fraction as follows
If we let x be the number of gallons in full tank, and setting up the proportion equation with the number of gallons on the numerator and fraction of tank on denominator as follows.
Cross-multiply to find the value of x.
Converting 189/10 to a mixed fraction is 18 9/10. Thus, when the tank is full, it holds 18 9/10 gallons of water.
