Question

Oscar wants to buy 1 2/3 cups of almonds. There are 5/6 of a cup of almonds in each package. How many packages of almonds should Oscar buy?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer 1

2

Explanation:

What he needs is
`1(2)/(3)` cups of almonds, so let's convert it into a mixed number by multiplying the denomiator by 1 and add it to the numerator, giving us
`(5)/(3)`.

So, what Oscar need is
`(5)/(3)` cups of almonds

However, the amount of almond per package is
`(5)/(6)`

To find out how many package he needs, we divide what he needs by the amount of almond per package like this:

`(5)/(3) / (5)/(6)`

When dividing by a fraction, always convert it into a multiplication by flipping the divisor
`(5)/(6)` to be
`(6)/(5)`

Then, the equation will become:

`(5)/(3)` ×
`(6)/(5)` =
`(30)/(15)` , which is also equals to 2 because 30 divided by 15 is 2.

Therefore, Oscar should by 2 packages of almonds.