Question

One serving of rice is equal to 3/4 cup. Gerardo makes 4 cups of rice. How many servings of rice did Gerardo make?

Answer 1

By dividing the total amount of rice made (4 cups) by the serving size (3/4 cup) and rounding down to the nearest whole number, we find that Gerardo made 5 servings of rice.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the number of servings Gerardo made with 4 cups of rice, we need to use a simple division. Since one serving of rice is 3/4 cup, we divide the total amount of rice Gerardo made, which is 4 cups, by the amount in one serving, which is 3/4 cup.

Here is the step-by-step calculation:

1. Write down the total amount of rice made: 4 cups.
2. Write down the amount of one serving: 3/4 cup.
3. Divide the total amount by the serving size: 4 cups ÷ 3/4 cup.
4. To divide by a fraction, multiply by its reciprocal: 4 cups × 4/3.
5. Multiply the numerators: 4 × 4 = 16.
6. Multiply the denominators: 1 × 3 = 3.
7. Divide 16 by 3 to get the number of servings: 16 ÷ 3 = 5.33.
8. Since we cannot have a fraction of a serving, we round down to the nearest whole number which gives us 5 servings.

Therefore, Gerardo made 5 servings of rice.

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