Question

A restaurant uses 2 1/2 pints if broth for each pot of chicken noodle soup. How many pints are needed for 1/4 pot of soup.

Answer 1

`(5)/(8)` pints will be needed for
`(1)/(4)` pots of the soup.

Explanation:

Required quantity for each pot of chicken noodle soup=
`2(1)/(2)` pints of broth.

So we have to calculate the amount of broth needed for
`(1)/(4)` pots of the soup.

Total quantity required = Quantity used for one pot × number of pots

=
`(5)/(2)* (1)/(4)`

=
`(5)/(8)` pints

Therefore,
`(5)/(8)` pints will be needed for
`(1)/(4)` pots of the soup.