Question

August is making dinner for 8 people. She opens 7 cans of soup. Each can is 16 ounces. If everyone gets the same amount of soup, how much soup will each person get?

This is for my sister, and her teacher said that the correct answer is 3.5 ounces. If anyone gets this answer, please show how you got the answer...thank you!

Answer 1

14oz soup/ person

Explanation:

the answer would be 14oz of soup/person

multiply 7 (cans of soup) by 16 (oz per can)

7*16=112

divide 112 (oz of soup total) by 8 (number of people feeding)

112/8=14