Adriana's milkshake recipe calls for $4\frac{1}{4}$ scoops of ice cream and Max's recipe calls for $1\frac{3}{4}$ scoops. How many more scoops of ice cream are used in Adriana's recipe than in Max's recipe? $\newline$ Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. $\newline$ $\_\_\_\_$ scoops

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Q. Adriana's milkshake recipe calls for

4\frac{1}{4}

scoops of ice cream and Max's recipe calls for

1\frac{3}{4}

scoops. How many more scoops of ice cream are used in Adriana's recipe than in Max's recipe?

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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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scoops

Identify Ice Cream Amounts: Identify the amount of ice cream each recipe requires. $\newline$ Adriana's recipe: $4\frac{1}{4}$ scoops $\newline$ Max's recipe: $1\frac{3}{4}$ scoops
Convert to Improper Fractions: Convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions to simplify the subtraction. $\newline$ Adriana's scoops: $\frac{4 \times 4 + 1}{4} = \frac{17}{4}$ $\newline$ Max's scoops: $\frac{1 \times 4 + 3}{4} = \frac{7}{4}$
Subtract Scoops: Subtract Max's scoops from Adriana's scoops to find the difference. $\newline$ Difference: $\frac{17}{4} - \frac{7}{4} = \frac{10}{4}$
Simplify Fraction: Simplify the fraction. $\newline$ $\frac{10}{4} = \frac{5}{2}$ or $2$ $1$ / $2$ scoops.