Question

You have 6 pints of glaze. It takes 7/8 of a pint to glaze a bowl and 9/16 of a pint to glaze a plate.

Answer 1

Answer:

Part a)  $6\ bowls$

Part b) $10\ plates$

Part c) see the explanation

Step-by-step explanation:

Part a) How many bowls could you glaze

we know that

You have $6$ pints of glaze.

It takes $7/8$ of a pint to glaze a bowl

so

To find the number of bowls divide $6$ by $7/8$

$\frac{6}{(7/8)}}=\frac{48}{7} =6.86\ bowls$

You can't glaze part of a bowl, so  you can glaze 6 bowls

Part b) How many plates can you glaze

You have $6$ pints of glaze.

It takes $9/16$ of a pint to glaze a plate

so

To find the number of plates divide $6$ by $9/16$

$\frac{6}{(9/16)}}=\frac{96}{9} =10.67\ plates$

You can't glaze part of a plate, so  you can glaze 10 plates

Part c) How much glaze will be left over?

In the Part a)

$6-6 *\frac{7}{8} =6-\frac{42}{8} =\frac{48}{8} -\frac{42}{8}= \frac{3}{4}\ pint\ of \ glaze$

In the Part b)

$6-10 *\frac{9}{16} =6-\frac{45}{8} =\frac{48}{8} -\frac{45}{8}= \frac{3}{8}\ pint\ of \ glaze$