If someone’s recipe calls for 3/4 of a pint and they only have 5/8 of a pint she only make what amount of her recipe

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asked Apr 3, 2020 205k views

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Rikky · Answer 1 · 2020-04-08T19:36:14+0000

Answer:

$\boxed{(5 )/(6 ) }\\$

Explanation:

She has ⅝ pt of milk.

The recipe calls for ¾ pt of milk.

The fraction of the recipe is

$( 5)/(8 )/( 3)/(4 )\\$

Invert the divisor and change divide to multiply.

$( 5)/(8 )/( 3)/(4 ) = (5 )/( 8) * (4 )/(3 )\\$

Cancel the 4s

$(5 )/( 8) * (4 )/(3 ) = (5 )/( 2) * (1 )/(3 )\\$

Multiply numerators and denominators.

$(5 )/( 2) * (1 )/(3 ) = (5 )/(6 )\\$

$\boxed{ \textbf{She can make }(5 )/(6 ) \textbf{ of the recipe.} }\\$