Question

sandra needs 5 1/2 cups of water to make soup, but she only has a measuring cup that holds 1/2 cup. how many times will she fill the 1/2 cup?

Answer 1

She would need to fill the (1/2) cup 11 times to obtain the 5 (1/2) cups of water to make soup.

Step-by-step explanation

The question asks us to find the number of times Sandra would need to fill a (1/2) cup in order to make 5 (1/2) cups of water for soup.

The way to do this is to divide 5 (1/2) by (1/2)

5 (1/2) = (11/2)

So,

`\begin{gathered} (11)/(2)/(1)/(2) \\ =(11)/(2)*(2)/(1) \\ =11\text{ times} \end{gathered}`
`\begin{gathered} (5)/(8)/(3)/(4) \\ =(5)/(8)*(4)/(3) \\ =(20)/(24) \\ \text{Divide numerator and denominator by 6} \\ (20)/(24)=(5)/(6) \end{gathered}`

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