A baker used 3 1/2 cups of flour to make 3 small loaves of challah bread. How many cups of flour are needed for 1 loaf?
1 1/6
1 1/2
1/2
6/7
A baker used 3 1/2 cups of flour to make 3 small loaves of challah bread. How many cups of flour are needed for 1 loaf?
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To find out how many cups of flour are needed for 1 loaf, we need to divide the total amount of flour used by the number of loaves made.
The baker used 3 1/2 cups of flour for 3 loaves.
First, convert 3 1/2 cups to an improper fraction:
3 1/2 = 7/2 cups.
Next, divide this by the number of loaves:
(7/2) ÷ 3 = (7/2) × (1/3) = 7/6 cups.
Now, we can convert 7/6 into a mixed number:
7/6 = 1 1/6 cups.
So, the correct answer is 1 1/6 cups of flour for 1 loaf.