Question

explain how you would find how many 1 1/2 cup servings there are in a pot that contains 22 1/2 cups of soup.

Answer 1

Answer:

15 servings

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Total number of cups = $22\frac{1}{2}$

The number of cups required for each serving = $1\frac{1}{2}$

Thus,

$\text{The number of servings}=\frac{\text{Total cups}}{\text{cups required for each serving}}$

$=\frac{22\frac{1}{2}}{1\frac{1}{2}}$

$=\frac{\frac{45}{2}}{\frac{3}{2}}$

$=\frac{45}{3}$

= 15

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

multiply the 1 1/2 by 2 to get 3.

find the closest number that is divisible by 3

3*7 is 21.

We now have to multiply 7 by 2 since we did that to our mixed number to get a whole number.

There is still a 1 1/2 left over. Simply add 1 to 14.