Question

A milkshake recipe calls for 1/3 cup of milk for each milkshake if the server has 15/8 cups of milk what is the maximum number of milkshakes the server can make following the recipe .

Answer 1

5

Explanation:

Q is asking how many (1/3)s are in (15/8):

(15/8) / (1/3)

(to divide fractions, flip the second fraction over and then multiply)

(15/8) * (3/1)

(15 * 3) / (8*1)

45/8

=5.625