Question

Jason combined 1 1/4 ounces of strawberry preserve from a jar with 7/8 of an ounce of strawberry preserve as a part of individual dessert bowls.
Jason plans on using 1/5 of an ounce of strawberry preserve in each dessert bowl. How many dessert bowls can he completely fill?

Answer 1

Answer: 10 dessert bowls.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem you must apply the proccedure shown below:

1. Rewrite 1 1/4 ounces as a fraction:

$(4+1)/4=\frac{5}{4}$

2. You must add 5/4 ounces of strawberry preserve and 7/8 ounce of strawberry preserve, as following:

$\frac{5}{4}ounces+\frac{7}{8}ounces=\frac{17}{8}ounces$

3. Now you must divide the result obtained by 1/5:

$\frac{17}{8}$÷$\frac{1}{5}=10.62$

4. Therefore, you can conclude that 10 dessert bowls can be completely fill.