A cookie factory uses 1/2 of a barrel of oatmeal in each batch of cookies. The factory used 3 1/2 barrels of oatmeal yesterday.

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3 years ago

5

How many batches of cookies did the factory make?

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Helen [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-05T02:33:42+03:00

Helen [10]3 years ago

7 0

First, to make this a bit easier, we can turn the fractions into decimals.

1/2 = 0.5 , 3 1/2 = 3.5

Divide 3.5 by 0.5.

3.5 ÷ 0.5 = 7

<h2>Answer: </h2>

<u>The factory made </u><u>7 batches of cookies</u><u>.</u>