Q:

A chicken soup recipe calls for 9 cups of chicken stock. How much is this in quarts? Write your answer as a whole number or a mixed number in simplest form. Include the correct unit in your answer.

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Answer:2.25 quarts or [tex]2\frac{1}{4}[/tex] quarts.Step-by-step explanation:A chicken soup recipe calls for 9 cups of chicken stock.We have to calculate the quantity of 9 cups of chicken stock to quarts.Since 1 cup = 0.25 quartsTherefore, 9 cups = 0.25 × 9  = 2.25 quartsTo convert 9 cups in mixed form we will divide the volume value by 4.since 1 quarts = 4 cupsTherefore, quarts in 9 cups = 9 ÷ 4                                              = [tex]2\frac{1}{4}[/tex] quartsAnswer would be 2.25 quarts or [tex]2\frac{1}{4}[/tex] quarts.