Question

A small jar of salsa contains 12 1/2 ounces. A large jar of salsa contains 75 ounces. How many small jars of salsa equal the same number of ounces as 1 large jar of salsa?

Answer 1

We can start off by making 12 1/2 to an improper fraction:

12 1/2 = 25/2

Divide the large jar of salsa by the small jar of salsa: 75 /  25/2.

Reciprocal of second and turn divide to multiply:

75 * 2/25.

150/25 =  6.

So 6 jars of small salsa = 1 large jar of salsa.