AFCT Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 2026 – All-in-One Guide to Master Exam Success!

To find out how much sugar is needed when making three times the recipe that requires 3/4 of a cup of sugar, you can multiply the amount of sugar in the original recipe by 3.

Starting with the original amount of sugar, 3/4 cup, you perform the multiplication:

\[

\text{Total sugar needed} = 3 \times \left(\frac{3}{4}\right)

\]

To do this, multiply the whole number by the numerator of the fraction:

\[

3 \times 3 = 9

\]

Now, place that over the denominator of the original fraction:

\[

\frac{9}{4}

\]

Next, convert \(\frac{9}{4}\) into a mixed number or decimal for clarity:

\[

\frac{9}{4} = 2 \frac{1}{4} = 2.25

\]

Thus, when you are making three times the recipe, you will need 2.25 cups of sugar. This is why the first choice is the correct amount of sugar required for the scaled-up recipe.

The other options do not match this calculated quantity. For example, 1.5 cups would not suffice since