219k views
1 vote
Jada has 7/8 cup of cheese. Her cheese bread recipe calls for 1/6 cup of cheese. How many times can she make her recipe with the amount of cheese she has?

User Guenis
by
8.2k points

1 Answer

4 votes
Divide (1/6 cup cheese) into (7/8 cup cheese):

7
--
8 7 6
----- = --- * --- = 42/8 = 5 2/8 = 5 1/4 = 5.25
1 8 1
--
6

She can prepare her recipe 5 times, with some material left over.
User Madsroskar
by
8.4k points

No related questions found

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

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories