Question

Mateo has 72 pounds of apples. He needs 34 pounds of apples for each batch of applesauce. How many batches of applesauce can Mateo make? Enter your answer in the box below. Use paper to draw a model to support your answer. ​ ​ ​ batches ​

Answer 1

Answer:

  2 batches

Step-by-step explanation:

(72 lb)/(34 lb/bat) = 2 2/17 bat

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72 ÷ 34 = 2 remainder 4.

Mateo can make 2 full batches, and will have 4 pounds of apples remaining.

The fraction 4/34 can be reduced to 2/17. That is the fraction of a batch that Mateo could make with the extra 4 lbs. of apples.