Question

A restaurant chef made 1 1/4 pints of mushroom soup. Each bowl of soup holds 5/8 of a pint.

How many bowls of soup will the chef be able to fill?

Answer 1

2 bowls of soup

Explanation:

1. Make 1 1/4 an improper fraction

1 1/4 = 5/4

2. Then divide 5/4 by 5/8 (KCF - Keep the 5/4 - Change the division sign to multiplication - 'Flip' 5/8 to 8/5)

5/4 x 8/5 = 40/20

3. Simplify the fraction (divide the numerator and denominator by 20)

40/20 = 2

4. Final answer:

2 (bowls of soup)