Question

explain how you would find how many 1 1/2 cup servings there are in a pot that contains 22 1/2 cups of soup.

Answer 1

Explanation:

multiply the 1 1/2 by 2 to get 3.

find the closest number that is divisible by 3

3*7 is 21.

We now have to multiply 7 by 2 since we did that to our mixed number to get a whole number.

There is still a 1 1/2 left over. Simply add 1 to 14.

Answer 2

15 servings

Explanation:

Given,

Total number of cups =
`22(1)/(2)`

The number of cups required for each serving =
`1(1)/(2)`

Thus,

`\text{The number of servings}=\frac{\text{Total cups}}{\text{cups required for each serving}}`

`=(22(1)/(2))/(1(1)/(2))`

`=((45)/(2))/((3)/(2))`

`=(45)/(3)`

= 15