Question

Detective pi has 5 1/5 quarts of orange juice.She likes to have 2/5 of a quart every morning for breakfast.How many mornings can Detective pi have orange juice before she runs out

Answer 1

Detective PI can have 13 days of Orange juice before she runs out

Answer 2

Total amount juice = 5 1/5 quarts.
Juice needed every morning = 2/5 quarts.

Find number of mornings:
$5 \dfrac{1}{5} \div \dfrac{2}{5}$

Change to improper fraction:
$= \dfrac{26}{5} \div \dfrac{2}{5}$

Change the divide fraction to multiplication fraction:
$= \dfrac{26}{5} \times \dfrac{5}{2}$

Combine and simplify
$= 13$

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Answer: She can have the orange juice for 13 days before it runs out.
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