Question

Mr polandski is adding food coloring to water to create his own paint colors.he has 5 1/3 cups of water to create a color he needs 2/3 cup of water how many paint colors in all can mr. polanski create if he uses all the cups of water he has

Answer 1

To solve the number of paint color he can make if he utilize all his water, first convert the mix fraction into improper fraction  
5 1/3 = 15/3 + 1/3         
= 16/3 cups of water
Divide it by 2/3 cup
Number of color = ( 16/3) / (2/3)                         
  = 8 paint colors