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Kevin has a box of cereal that contains 10 1/2 cups . A serving size is 3/4 cup . How many servings in a box

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Step 1. Convert the 10 1/2 cups to a fraction:


10(1)/(2)=(10*2+1)/(2)=(20+1)/(2)=(21)/(2)

10 1/2 cups is equal to 21/2 cups

Step 2. Divide the total of cereal in the box 21/2 by the cups per serving:


(21)/(2)/(3)/(4)

To make this division we follow the rule to divide fractions:


(a)/(b)/(c)/(d)=(a* d)/(b* c)

We apply this to our division:


(21)/(2)/(3)/(4)=(21*4)/(2*3)

solving the multiplications:


(21)/(2)/(3)/(4)=(84)/(6)=14

How many servings in a box​? Answer: 14

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