Question

Desmond bought 7 1/2 pints of ice cream for his party. He is going to serve each guest 3/4 pint

Answer 1

Answer:

10 guests

Step-by-step explanation:

Step one:

Desmond bought 7 1/2 pints of ice cream

each guest gets a 3/4 pint

Required

The number of guests that Desmond can serve

Step two:

let us convert  7 1/2 to a simple fraction

= 15/2

The number of guests to be served is

=15/2/3/4

multiply the numerator by the inverse of the denominator

=15/2*4/3

=60/6

=10 guests