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A restaurant chef made 4 1/2 pints of mushroom soup Each bowl of soup holds 1/2 of pint. How many bowls of soup will.the chef be able to fill?

User Averias
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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation: 4 1/2 pints / 1/2 pint/ bowl = (9/2) / (1/2) = 9/2 pints x 2 bowl/pint = 18/2 bowls = 9 bowls. QED.

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Answer:

4 2/4

Explanation:

4 1/2 + 1/2 = 4 2/4

i just added em up

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