Question

Chealsea has 7/8 pound of butter to make icing. Each batch if icing needs 1/4 pound of butter. Write and solve an equation that models the situation. Then interpret the quotient

Answer 1

Answer:

Chelsea can make 3 $\frac{1}{2}$ batches of icing with 7/8 pounds of butter.

Step-by-step explanation:

7/8 ÷ 1/4  (reciprocate 1/4 to replace division sign with multiplication sign)

= 7/8 x 4/1

= 28/8

= 7/2

= 3 $\frac{1}{2}$

This means that Chelsea can make 3 $\frac{1}{2}$ batches of icing with 7/8 pounds of butter.

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