The number of oatmeal bowls that Otis made when distributing 13/5 of oatmeal in bowls with 2/5 is:
<u>Six and a half bowls</u>.
Explanation:
To calculate the number of bowls made, <u>the total oatmeal should be divided into the number of oatmeal that each bowl contains</u>, as expressed below:
Total bowls= Total oatmeal / oatmeal in each bowl.
Total bowls= (13/5) / (2/5)
Total bowls= (65/10)= <u>6.5 bowls</u>.
Of course, since the total oatmeal and oatmeal on each plate have the same divisor "5", you could simply divide the two dividends, in this form: