Question

Laurie is measuring crushed garlic for a recipe. Each serving requires 3 /4 teaspoon of garlic. If Laurie has 2 5/8 teaspoons of garlic, how many servings can she make?

Answer 1

Each serving requires 3/4 teaspoon of garlic.

If Laurie has 2 5/8 teaspoons of garlic, how many servings can she make?​

First, convert the mixed fraction into a simple fraction

`2(5)/(8)=((2*8)+5)/(8)=(16+5)/(8)=(21)/(8)`

So Laurie has total 21/8 teaspoons of garlic.

The number of servings that she can make is given by

`no\text{ }of\text{ }servings=\frac{total\text{ }amount\text{ }of\text{ }garlic\text{ }}{amount\text{ }per\text{ }serving\text{ }}`
`no\text{ }of\text{ }servings=((21)/(8))/((3)/(4))=(21)/(8)*(4)/(3)=(84)/(24)=(7)/(2)`

Therefore, the