SOLUTION: A recipe calls for 9 5 9 cups of flour. If Diane is using only half the recipe, how much flour should she use? (Enter your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number, not as a

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Question 276465: A recipe calls for 9 5
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cups of flour. If Diane is using only half the recipe, how much flour should she use? (Enter your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number, not as an improper fraction.)
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'll assume you mean 9 5/9.
9 5/9=(81+5)/9=86/9
(86/9)/2
86/9*1/2
86/18
4 7/9 ans.