Question

Evil bunny's carrot soup calls for 5/8 cups of chopped carrots per serving. If evil bunny has chopped 7 1/2 cups of chopped carrots, how many servings of carrot soup can he make?

Answer 1

12 servings

Explanation:

Given:

Evil bunny's carrot soup calls for 5/8 cups of chopped carrots per serving.

If evil bunny has chopped 7 1/2 cups of chopped carrots.

Question asked:

How many servings of carrot soup can he make?

Solution:

By unitary method:

`(5)/(8)` cups of chopped carrots used for = 1 serving of carrot soup

1 cup of chopped carrots used for =
`(1)/((5)/(8) )` =
`1/(5)/(8) =1*(8)/(5) =(8)/(5)` servings

`7(1)/(2)` cups of chopped carrots used for =
`7(1)/(2) *(8)/(5) =(7*2+1)/(2) *(8)/(5) =(15)/(2) *(8)/(5)=(120)/(10) =12`

Thus, 12 servings of carrot soup could be made.