Question

A recipe calls for 10 cups of oatmeal. Benjamin wants to make 1/5 fewer servings than the recipe makes.

Which expression represents how many cups of oatmeal Benjamin should use?

A.
0.8 10

B.
1.8 10

C.
0.2 10

D.
1.2 10

Answer 1

He wants to make 4/5 the servings. 4/5 as a decimal is 0.8 So A, 0.8 * 10, is the answer