Question

Zoey made 5 1/2 cups of trail mix for a camping tip. she wants to divide the trail mix into 3/4 cup servings.

a)ten people are going. can zoey make enough 3/4 cup servings so that each person on the trip has one serving?


b)what size would the servings need to be for everyone to have a serving?


c)if zoey decides to use the 3/4 cup servings, how much more trail mix will she need?

Answer 1

a) No, Zoey doesn't have enough trail mix.
b) 1/2 cup servings with 1/2 a cup left over
c) 7 1/2 cups are required to use 3/4 servings, which means she needs to make 2 more cups of trail mix.