Question

There is 7/8 quarts of orange juice. Mrs. Mathewson would like to serve her guests 3/16 quarts orange juice. How many guests can she serve orange juice?

Answer 1

Answer:

$4\frac{2}{3}$ guests.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that there are 7/8 quarts of orange juice. Mrs. Mathewson would like to serve her guests 3/16 quarts orange juice.

To find the number of guests Mrs. Mathewson can serve with 7/8 quarts of juice, we will divide 7/8 by 3/16 as:

$\text{Number of guests Mrs. Mathewson can serve}=\frac{7}{8}\div\frac{3}{16}$

Convert to multiplication problem by flipping the 2nd fraction:

$\text{Number of guests Mrs. Mathewson can serve}=\frac{7}{8}\times\frac{16}{3}$

$\text{Number of guests Mrs. Mathewson can serve}=\frac{7}{1}\times\frac{2}{3}$

$\text{Number of guests Mrs. Mathewson can serve}=\frac{14}{3}$

$\text{Number of guests Mrs. Mathewson can serve}=4\frac{2}{3}$

Therefore, Mrs. Mathewson can serve orange juice to $4\frac{2}{3}$ guests.