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Question 5

Trent has 12 cups of ice cream for his daughter's birthday party
If each serving is
3/4
of a cup, how many children can eat ice cream?
А
1
B
9
С
12
D
16

User Sovanlandy
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Answer:

it takes 4 of the 3/4 servings to make a whole number and it's 3 cups.

12/3= 4 and 4*4= 16

so 16 children can eat ice cream

or you could do 12/0.75= 16

you would do that because 3/4=0.75

you would divide and not multiply because you're seeing how many times 0.75 can go into 12

Explanation:

User Mauvis Ledford
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Answer:

B. 9

Explanation:

12 times 3/4 is 9

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