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Your mashed potato recipe calls for \(\frac{2}{3}\) cup of milk per 1 pound of potatoes. You have \(2 \frac{3}{4}\) pounds of potatoes. Evaluate the following expression to determine how much milk you need:

\[
\frac{2}{3} \times 2 \frac{3}{4}
\]

Answer :

To determine how much milk you need for 2 3/4 pounds of potatoes, multiply 2/3 cup of milk by 11/4 (improper fraction of 2 3/4). This results in 1 5/6 cups of milk needed for your recipe.

You asked how much milk you need for 2 3/4 pounds of potatoes if the mashed potato recipe calls for 2/3 cup of milk per pound of potatoes. To find out, you need to multiply 2/3 cup of milk by 2 3/4 pounds of potatoes.

First, convert the mixed number to an improper fraction:
2 3/4 = (2 × 4) + 3/4 = 8/4 + 3/4 = 11/4 pounds.

Now, multiply the improper fraction by 2/3 cup of milk per pound:

(2/3)× (11/4) = 22/12 = 11/6 cups of milk.

To convert this to a mixed number, divide 11 by 6, which gives you 1 with a remainder of 5. So, you need 1 5/6 cups of milk for your mashed potatoes.

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