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Karen has 7 over 8cup of ice cream. How many 1 over 3cup servings can she make?

User Audriana
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First, we need to find the least common denominator. The LCD for 7/8 and 1/3 would be 24. 7*3/8*3 = 21/24. 1*8/3*8 = 8/24. So, how many 8/24 will go into 21/24? 8 goes into 21 two times, and we are left with a remainder of 5. The answer is: Karen can make 2 and 1/24 servings of 1/3 cups of ice cream.
User Bharthan
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Answer: 2.625 servings.

Explanation:

To find the answer you simply have to divide the total amount of ice cream that Karen has by the size of the each serving that she wants to make:


((7)/(8) )/((1)/(3) )=(3*7)/(8*1)=(21)/(8)=2.625

So, Karen can make 2.625 servings of ice cream.

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