Question

A box of pasta contains 14/15 ounces of noodles. One serving of spaghetti calls for 1/3 of pasta. How many servings of spaghetti can be made from the box of pasta?

A) 4 servings
B) 5 servings
C) 7 servings
D) 8 servings

Answer 1

To find the number of servings of spaghetti that can be made from the box of pasta, divide the total amount of pasta by the amount of pasta required for one serving. The box of pasta can make 3 servings of spaghetti.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of servings of spaghetti that can be made from the box of pasta, we need to divide the total amount of pasta by the amount of pasta required for one serving of spaghetti.

The box contains 14/15 ounces of noodles and one serving requires 1/3 of pasta. To divide fractions, we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction.

So, (14/15) ÷ (1/3) = (14/15) × (3/1) = 42/15 = 2 12/15 servings.

Since we cannot have a fraction of a serving, we round the answer to the nearest whole number. In this case, 2 12/15 is closer to 3 than to 2, so the box of pasta can make 3 servings of spaghetti.