Question

Understanding Fractions as Division - Item 30582 A recipe calls for 12 cups of blueberries to make 7 jars of blueberry jam. What is true about the number of cups of blueberries in each jar? 7 Each jar has 12 cup of blueberries. Each jar has 1 of 7 cups of blueberrie Each jar has 12 cups of blueberries. Each jar has 1 cups of blueberries.​

Answer 1

• C. Each jar has 12/7 cups of blueberries.

Step-by-step explanation:

• 12 cups of blueberries ⇒ 7 jars of jam ⇒
• 12 / 7 cups of blueberries ⇒ 7 / 7 jars of jam ⇒
• 12 / 7 cups of blueberries ⇒ 1 jar of jam

The answer options (restored as original):

• A. Each jar has 7/12 cup of blueberries. ⇒ incorrect
• B. Each jar has 1/12 of 7 cups of blueberries. ⇒ incorrect
• C. Each jar has 12/7 cups of blueberries. ⇒ correct
• D. Each jar has 1 5/12 cups of blueberries.​ ⇒ incorrect