Question

A restaurant chef made 1 4/5 pints of mushroom soup. Each bowl holds 3/10 of a pint. How may bowls of soup will the chef be able to make?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Take:

1 bowl requires 3/10 pint

X bowls require 9/5

Upon cross multiplication you get:

(3/10)x=9/5

;15x/15 = 90/15

x = 6 bowls