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Carly purchased 9 ½ pints of ice cream for a party. If each guest will be served exactly ⅗ pint of ice cream, what is the greatest number of guests that Carly can serve?

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User Aftab
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Answer:

15

Explanation:

9.5 / 0.6 =

95/6 =

15.83333

Since a person cannot be a half, say that Carly can serve 15 guests.

User Lereveme
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Answer:

She can serve 15 people

Explanation:

This is a division problem

9 1/2 ÷ 3/5

Change the mixed number to an improper fraction

9 1/2 = ( 2*9 +1) /2 = 19/2

19/2 ÷ 3/5

We can use copy dot flip to change division to multiplication

19/2 * 5/3

95/6

Change the improper fraction to a mixed number

95/6 = 15 with5 left over

15 5/6

She can serve 15 people

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