Question

Zoe has 5 pounds of potatos she has multiple recipes that require 3/4 pound of potatoes how many recipes will she be able to make

Answer 1

Amount of potatoes that Zoe has = 5 pounds
Quantity of potatoes that Zoe need for each recipe = 5/(3/4) 
                                                                                 = 5 * (4/3) 
                                                                                 = 20/3 
                                                                                 = 6 2/3 
From the above deduction, we can conclude that only 6 recipes can be made. The remaining amount of 2/3 will remain unused. I hope the procedure is clear enough for you to understand.

Answer 2

Answer:

The number of recipe she could make is:

                              6

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that:

Zoe has 5 pounds of potatoes she has multiple recipes that require 3/4 pound of potatoes.

Hence, the total number of recipes she can make is:

Ratio of the total amount of potatoes she has to the number of pounds i.e. amount  of potatoes required for one recipe.

Hence, we have:

$\text{Number of recipes}=\dfrac{5}{\dfrac{3}{4}}\\\\i.e.\\\\\text{Number of recipes}=\dfrac{5\times 4}{3}\\\\\text{Number of recipes}=\dfrac{20}{3}\\\\\text{Number of recipes}=6.333$

which in whole number is:

$\text{Number of recipes}=6$