Matthew needs 3 tablespoons of green food she to color 6 Easter eggs. This year, Matthew must double the amount of food she that he needs because he twice as many eggs to dye. His tablespoon is dirty, so he will use a 1/2-tablespoons measuring spoon. Explain how he can find the number of 1/2 - tablespoons of green food she that Matthew needs to measure to successfully due his eggs.

Question

Steve Harrell

Mathematics

29 October, 02:14

Matthew needs 3 tablespoons of green food she to color 6 Easter eggs. This year, Matthew must double the amount of food she that he needs because he twice as many eggs to dye. His tablespoon is dirty, so he will use a 1/2-tablespoons measuring spoon. Explain how he can find the number of 1/2 - tablespoons of green food she that Matthew needs to measure to successfully due his eggs.

+4

Answers (2)

Know the Answer?

Hailie · Answer 1

Matthew uses 6 tablespoons or 12 1/2 table spoons because if he usually does 3 tablespoons for 6 eggs and has to double it making 12 eggs and 6 tablespoons you divide 6 by 1/2 or 0.5

Cierra Rasmussen · Answer 2

Matthew will need 3 1/5 tablespoons of green food.