Half of 3/4 cup would be 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons, or 6 tablespoons.
1 Expert Answer
You need half of three and three fourths cups of flour. Convert that mixed numeral to am improper fraction, 15/4 . “Half of” means multiply by one half: (1/2)(15/4). To do this, multiply the numerators and denominators; you get 15/8 which is one and seven eighths.
Half of 3/4 cup would be 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons, or 6 tablespoons.
3/4 cup = 12 tablespoons . 2/3 cup = 10 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons.
| Original Recipe Measure Half Scaled Measure Double Scaled Measure | 3/4 cup 3 tbsp. 1 1/2 cups | 1 cup (1/2 pint) 1/2 cup 2 cups | 1 1/4 cups 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp. 2 1/2 cups | 1 1/3 cups 10 tbsp. + 2 tsp. 2 2/3 cups |
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| Ingredients Weights | Cake flour 1 cup equals 140 grams | All purpose or bread flour 1 cup equals 125 grams |
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If you want to add half of 3/4 cup sugar (3/8 cup) to a recipe, you can use a few different ways to measure this amount. Measure half of 3/4 cup sugar by using a tablespoon. The number of tablespoons that adds up to 3/4 cup is 12, so divide 12 in half and add 6 tablespoons of sugar to your recipe for half of 3/4 cup.
Half of 3/4 is 3/8 .
How to measure 3/4 cup? The best way to measure 3/4 cup is to use 12 tablespoons for a solid product or 6 fluid ounces for a liquid product. Remember that 3/4 cup is equal to 12 tablespoons or 36 teaspoons or 6 fluid ounces or 180ml.
| Volume Equivalents (liquid)* | 12 tablespoons 3/4 cup 6 fluid ounces | 16 tablespoons 1 cup 8 fluid ounces | 2 cups 1 pint 16 fluid ounces | 2 pints 1 quart 32 fluid ounces |
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3 /4 cup = 12 tablespoons .
When working with a limited set of measuring spoons or scaling your favorite recipes up or down, memorizing this kitchen fact will save time: 1 tablespoon is equal to 3 teaspoons .
| A B | ingredient: 1/4 cup doubled: 1/2 cup | ingredient: 1 cup doubled: 2 cups | ingredient: 2 tablespoons doubled: 4 tablespoons | ingredient: 3 teaspoons doubled: 6 teaspoons |
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3/4 doubled means that you are adding another 3/4 to the original 3/4: 3/4 + 3/4 = 6/4 which simplifies to 1 1/2 (read as 1 and a half).
1 Expert Answer
The way to solve this problem is to convert it from a mixed number to an “improper fraction.” There are three thirds in one, so if you have 1 1/3, then the improper fraction is 4/3. Half of four is two, so the answer is 2/3 .
| Cups Grams Ounces | 1/8 c (2 tbsp) 16 g .563 oz | 1/4 cup 32 g 1.13 oz | 1/3 cup 43 g 1.5 oz | 1/2 cup 64 g 2.25 oz |
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