A recipe calls for 2 L of milk. Damien wants to make 75% fewer servings than the recipe makes.

Which expression represents how many liters of milk Damien should use?

a. 1/42

b. 3/42

c. 5/42

d. 7/42

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Rosa Craig

Mathematics

27 December, 11:25

A recipe calls for 2 L of milk. Damien wants to make 75% fewer servings than the recipe makes.

Which expression represents how many liters of milk Damien should use?

a. 1/42

b. 3/42

c. 5/42

d. 7/42

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Leonard Wolfe · Answer 1

75% is 3 parts of 4. Therefore, Damien should use 3 of 4 parts of the 2 liters of milk. To achieve this, multiply the fraction (3/4) by the original recipe (2L).

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A recipe calls for 2 L of milk. Damien wants to make 75% fewer servings than the recipe makes.

Which expression represents how many liters of milk Damien should use?

a. 1/42

b. 3/42

c. 5/42

d. 7/42