Question

Ryan made 7 7/8 quarts of hot chocolate. Each mug holds 7/8 of a quart. How many mugs will Ryan be able to fill?

Answer 1

he should be able to fill 9 mugs

Answer 2

Answer: Ryan will be able to fill 9 mugs.

Explanation:

Total quarts of hot chocolate made by Ron =
`7(7)/(8)` quarts.

It can be written as
`(7(8)+7)/(8)=(63)/(8)`

Each mug holds
`(7)/(8)` of a quart.

Then by division operation, the number of mugs Ryan will be able to fill :-

Total quarts of hot chocolate ÷ Quarts of hot chocolate hold by each mug.

=
`(63)/(8)/(7)/(8)\\\\=(63)/(8)*(8)/(7)=9`

Hence, Ryan will be able to fill 9 mugs.