Texas Instruments TI-34 II Explorer Plus User Manual page 36

My Favorite Recipe–
Adding Fractions
Problem
You are about to make your favorite cookie recipe. You check the bowls in the
kitchen, and the only one you can find is a 5-quart bowl. Will you be able to make
the cookies in that bowl?
The recipe is:
2 1 / cups brown sugar
4
2 1 / cups white sugar
2
1 1 / cups butter
2
3 / cups shortening
4
5 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 1 / cups flour
3
5 3 / cups oatmeal
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Procedure
1. Using pencil and paper, convert eggs and teaspoon measurements into
tablespoons and then into cups.
Ingredient
a. 5 eggs
b. Other ingredients
(Salt, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla)
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