Register
A jar contains 29 5/7 tablespoons of peanut butter. If one serving of peanut butter is 2 tablespoons, how many servings of peanut butter does the jar contain? Express your answer as a mixed number.
163k views
5 votes
A jar contains 29 5/7 tablespoons of peanut butter. If one serving of peanut butter is 2 tablespoons, how many servings of peanut butter does the jar contain? Express your answer as a mixed number.

User Perusopersonale
by
7.9k points

2 Answers

1 vote
The answer should be 14 12/14 in simplest 14 6/7
User Nikit Barochiya
by
7.9k points
3 votes
29 5/7 divided by 2 is 14 with a remainder of 1 5/7, remaider is 12/7, but since you know this can't be a vaild mixed number, multiply the denominator by 2, the number you are dividing by...

The answer is 14 12/14. Hope this helps!
User DeFreitas
by
8.1k points
← Prev Question Next Question →

Related questions

Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Other Questions

What is .725 as a fraction
How do you estimate of 4 5/8 X 1/3
A bathtub is being filled with water. After 3 minutes 4/5 of the tub is full. Assuming the rate is constant, how much longer will it take to fill the tub?
i have a field 60m long and 110 wide going to be paved i ordered 660000000cm cubed of cement  how thick must the cement be to cover field
Write words to match the expression. 24- ( 6+3)
Link Copied!