Question

Every day, the Sandoval Family Restaurant serves 5/6 of a bottle of soda to their customers. How many days will 7 1/2 bottles of soda last?

Answer 1

7 1/2 bottles will last 9 days

Explanation:

To answer this, divide '7 1/2 bottles' by '5/6 bottle per day:"

7 1/2 bottles

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5/6 bottle/day

The unit "bottle"/"bottles" cancel, and so we are left with

7 1/2 day

------------------- and this is equivalent to 15 days/2 divided by 5/6 OR

5/6

15 days/2 times 6/5:

15(6)

--------- days = 18/2 days = 9 days (answer)

2(5)

7 1/2 bottles will last 9 days.

Answer 2

9 days

Explanation:

1 day: 5/6 2 days: 10/6 3 days: 15/6 4 days: 20/6 5 days: 25/6

6 days: 30/6 7 days: 35/6 8 days: 40/6 9 days: 45/6

If you divide 45 and 6 by 3 you get 15/2. If you put 15/2 into a mixed number you would get 7 1/2. So 9 days would be your answer.