Question

Kim made 1 1/4 quarts of a fruit smoothie. She drank 1/5 of her smoothie. Her brothers drank the rest. They each had 1/3 quart. How many brothers does Kim have?

Answer 1

6/3 Quart It is a multi step problem

Answer 2

Answer:

3 brothers.

Step-by-step explanation:

You know that Kim made $1\frac{1}{4}$ quarts of a fruit smoothie.

Observation: $1\frac{1}{4}$ is the same as saying $\frac{5}{4}$ because, $1\frac{1}{4} =1+\frac{1}{4} =\frac{4.1+1}{4} =\frac{5}{4}$, then Kim made $\frac{5}{4}$ of a fruit smoothie.

Now, the problem says that Kim drank $\frac{1}{5}$ of her smoothie, this means:

$\frac{5}{4} .\frac{1}{5}=\frac{1}{4}$

Kim drank $\frac{1}{4}$ quart of the smoothie, the rest of the smoothie is:

$\frac{5}{4}- \frac{1}{4}=\frac{4}{4}$

Now to know how many brothers Kim has we have to divide the rest of the smoothie ($\frac{4}{4}$) in $\frac{1}{3}$, this is:

$\frac{4}{4} :\frac{1}{3} =\frac{12}{4} =3$

Then Kim has 3 brothers.