Question

There are 4 3/4 cups of

iced tea. Is it possible for you and
your friend to share the tea equally?
If so, how much do you each get?
If not, explain why not.

Answer 1

No, you cannot share the tea equally because 4 3/4 of a cup cannot be divided wholly by two, and even so it would be fairly difficult to measure 2.375 of a cup

Explanation:

We can look at this problem by turning this into a improper fraction, and then dividing by 2.

First, 4 3/4 is 19/4.

This divided by 2 is 19/4 * 1/2 = 19/8 which isn't nicely divisible using cups, but if so you'd each get 2.375 of a cup.