Question

Zoe has 5 pounds of potatos she has multiple recipes that require 3/4 pound of potatoes how many recipes will she be able to make

Answer 1

The number of recipe she could make is:

6

Explanation:

It is given that:

Zoe has 5 pounds of potatoes she has multiple recipes that require 3/4 pound of potatoes.

Hence, the total number of recipes she can make is:

Ratio of the total amount of potatoes she has to the number of pounds i.e. amount of potatoes required for one recipe.

Hence, we have:

`\text{Number of recipes}=(5)/((3)/(4))\\\\i.e.\\\\\text{Number of recipes}=(5* 4)/(3)\\\\\text{Number of recipes}=(20)/(3)\\\\\text{Number of recipes}=6.333`

which in whole number is:

`\text{Number of recipes}=6`

Answer 2

Amount of potatoes that Zoe has = 5 pounds
Quantity of potatoes that Zoe need for each recipe = 5/(3/4)
= 5 * (4/3)
= 20/3
= 6 2/3
From the above deduction, we can conclude that only 6 recipes can be made. The remaining amount of 2/3 will remain unused. I hope the procedure is clear enough for you to understand.