Question

Zoe has 5 pounds of potatoes. She has multiple recipes that require 3/4 pounds of potatoes. How many recipes will she be able to make?

Answer 1

Answer:

6 recipes

Step-by-step explanation:

Zoe has 5 pounds of potatoes.

She has some recipes that require  $\frac{3}{4}$ pounds of potatoes.

She will be able to make number of recipe = $\frac{5}{\frac{3}{4} }$

= $\frac{5\times 4}{3}$

= $\frac{20}{3}$

= $6\frac{2}{3}$

≈ 6 recipes

She would be able to make 6 recipes.

Answer 2

To find the answer convert 5 into 5/1. To make it compatible with 3/4 you have to have the same denominator. So to make 5/1 compatible with x/4 you multiply both sides by 4, so it would be 20/4. And then to find how many recipes you can make you would multiply 3 to the highest number it can be that does not exceed 20. The closest 3 can get to 20 before exceeding it would be 6 times. 6/1x3/4 =18/4. So you could make 6 recipes and you would have 2 pounds of potatoes left.

Zoe can make 6 recipies and she will have 2 pounds of potatoes left.