68.8k views
5 votes
a printer cartridge with 3 4/5 milliliters of ink will print off 2 2/4 reams of paper how many mililiters of ink will it take to print 2 reams?

1 Answer

4 votes


3(4)/(5)\text{ milliliters of ink -----2}(2)/(4)\text{ reams}
(19)/(5)\text{ milliliters of ink -----}(10)/(4)\text{ reams}

I converted the integer part to a fraction


2\text{ reams =}\frac{2\text{ }(19)/(5)}{(10)/(4)}=(76)/(25)=3.04

User Okyam
by
4.7k points