Questions: A recipe uses 2/8 cup of American cheese and 4/8 cup of cheddar cheese. How many more cups of cheddar cheese does the recipe use than American cheese? Enter your answer in the boxes as a fraction in simplest form. cup

Solution Steps

The problem provides two fractions:

• American cheese: \(\frac{2}{8}\) cup
• Cheddar cheese: \(\frac{4}{8}\) cup

First, simplify each fraction to its simplest form:

• \(\frac{2}{8} = \frac{1}{4}\)
• \(\frac{4}{8} = \frac{1}{2}\)

To find out how many more cups of cheddar cheese are used than American cheese, subtract the fraction for American cheese from the fraction for cheddar cheese:

\[ \frac{1}{2} - \frac{1}{4} \]

To subtract these fractions, find a common denominator. The common denominator of 2 and 4 is 4.

Convert \(\frac{1}{2}\) to \(\frac{2}{4}\):

\[ \frac{2}{4} - \frac{1}{4} = \frac{1}{4} \]

Final Answer