Question

6-Mr. Lofters has 7/8 of a gallon of blue paint. He needs to distribute the blue paint out equally to his students. If Mr. Lofters pours 1/16 of a gallon of blue paint into each cup, how many cups of blue paint can he get? IMAGINE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE PROBLEM. WHAT OPERATION WILL BE INVOLVED? WHICH NUMBER WILL GO FIRST? LOOK FOR KEYWORDS. DO YOU REMEMBER THE FISH SONG?? YOU'LL REALLY FLIP IF YOU DON'T GET THIS ONE RIGHT.

Answer 1

We need to distribute 7/8 of a gallon into cups of 1/16 of a gallon. It means that to know the number of cups, we need to divide 7/8 into 1/16.

So, let's remember how to make a division between two fractions:

$\frac{\frac{a}{b}}{\frac{c}{d}}=\frac{a\cdot d}{b\cdot c}$

Then, the division of 7/8 into 1/16 is equal to:

$\frac{\frac{7}{8}}{\frac{1}{16}}=\frac{7\cdot16}{8\cdot1}=\frac{112}{8}=14$

Therefore, he gets 14 cups of blue paint.

Answer: 14 cups