Question

Marco has a jug with 3 7/2 ounces of juice. he wants to use some small cups to pass out samples of the juice

each cup can hold 2 1/2 ounces of juice. how many cups can Marco fill with juice samples?

Answer 1

If the jug holds only 3 7/2 ounces [13/2 ounces) of juice, the number of 2 1/2 oz. cups that can be filled is

13
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2
------- = 13/5 cups, or 2 3/5 cups.
5
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2

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