Your friend tried putting away the sugar for you and cannot get the 14 cups of sugar to fit in the containers! They determined y
ou would need 9 containers to store the 14 cups of sugar.
They show you their calculations:
Answer the following questions.
What mistake did your friend make in calculating the number of containers needed?
*Hint* Look closely at the work shown to find the mistake
How many containers are needed to store the leftover sugar?
They show you their calculations:
Answer the following questions.
What mistake did your friend make in calculating the number of containers needed?
*Hint* Look closely at the work shown to find the mistake
How many containers are needed to store the leftover sugar?
1 answer:
Answer:
21 containers
Step-by-step explanation:
When dividing fractions, you can multiply by the inverse of the fraction. For example, in this case, . Whoever drew the calculations made the mistake of forgetting to flip the second fraction.
The actual solution of the problem is 42/2, or 21/1. 21 containers are needed to store the sugar.
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