Kim makes individual servings of pudding by dividing 7 1/2 cups of pudding into individual 5/8 cups servings. How many individual servings can Kim make?
Answer (1)
Kim can make 12 individual servings of pudding.To find out how many individual servings Kim can make, you need to divide the total amount of pudding (7 1/2 cups) by the size of each serving (5/8 cups).The first step is to make sure that the fractions are uniform. We need to convert any mixed numbers to improper fraction.[tex]7\frac{1}{2}[/tex](7 × 2 + 1) ÷ 2[tex]\frac{15}{2}[/tex]Divide the fractions by multiplying the it with its reciprocal.[tex]\frac{15}{2}[/tex] ÷ [tex]\frac{5}{8}[/tex][tex]\frac{15}{2}[/tex] × [tex]\frac{8}{5}[/tex][tex]\frac{120}{10} = 12[/tex]
