Question

A chef had 2 potatoes. How many bowls of mashed potatoes could he make if each bowl used one-half of a potato?

Answer 1

If each bowl uses 1/5 of a potato, then 1 potato fills up 5 bowls. so 2 potatoes fills up 2x5=10 bowls.

Answer 2

4

Explanation:

Since the chef has 2 potatoes and is using one-half of each, he can make a total of 4 bowls. By multiplying 2 * 2, you get 4.

By cutting the potatoes in half, the chef would now have 4 pieces.