Question

Dayton has 3 bags of frozen vegetables. Each bag has 5/8 pound of vegetables. He plans to make vegetable soup. Each pot of soup takes 1 pound of vegetables

Answer 1

Dayton has 3 bags of frozen vegetables, with each bag weighing 5/8 pound. He can make 1 pot of soup with 7/8 of another pot using these vegetables.

Step-by-step explanation:

Dayton has 3 bags of frozen vegetables, and each bag contains 5/8 pound of vegetables. To find the total weight of the vegetables, we multiply the weight of one bag by the number of bags: (5/8) * 3 = 15/8 pounds. Since each pot of soup requires 1 pound of vegetables, we divide the total weight of the vegetables by 1 pound to find the number of pots of soup Dayton can make: (15/8) / 1 = 15/8 pots of soup. However, we can simplify this fraction to a mixed number: 15/8 = 1 and 7/8. So Dayton can make 1 pot of soup with 7/8 of another pot.