Question

Jason combined 1 1/4 ounces of strawberry preserve from a jar with 7/8 of an ounce of strawberry preserve as a part of individual dessert bowls.

Jason plans on using 1/5 of an ounce of strawberry preserve in each dessert bowl. How many dessert bowls can he completely fill?

Answer 1

Answer: 10 dessert bowls.

Explanation:

To solve this problem you must apply the proccedure shown below:

1. Rewrite 1 1/4 ounces as a fraction:

`(4+1)/4=(5)/(4)`

2. You must add 5/4 ounces of strawberry preserve and 7/8 ounce of strawberry preserve, as following:

`(5)/(4)ounces+(7)/(8)ounces=(17)/(8)ounces`

3. Now you must divide the result obtained by 1/5:

`(17)/(8)`÷
`(1)/(5)=10.62`

4. Therefore, you can conclude that 10 dessert bowls can be completely fill.