SOLUTION: One recipe calls for 3 3/4 cups of milk and a second recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of milk. If you only have 7 cups of milk, can you make both recipes? Why?

Question 1178581: One recipe calls for 3 3/4 cups of milk and a second recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of milk. If you only have 7 cups of milk, can you make both recipes? Why?

Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"One recipe"?
"Can you make both recipes?"

Depends how much each is wanted

For 1 of each recipe, ;

So if wanted were one or more of each recipe, then NO.
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One recipe calls for 3 3/4 cups of milk and a second recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of milk. If you only have 7 cups of milk, can you make both recipes? Why?

does NOT give you , as the other person stated.
In any case, adding will be INSUFFICIENT to make both, which require 7 cups.
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SOLUTION: One recipe calls for 3 3/4 cups of milk and a second recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of milk. If you only have 7 cups of​ milk, can you make both​ recipes? Why?

SOLUTION: One recipe calls for 3 3/4 cups of milk and a second recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of milk. If you only have 7 cups of milk, can you make both recipes? Why?