Question

Otis made 1 3/5 cups of oatmeal. He put 2/5 cup ofoatmeal into each bowl. How many bowls of oatmealdid Otis make?

Answer 1

Amount of oatmeal Otis made = 1 3/5 cups

Amount of oatmeal Otis put into each bowl = 2/5 cup

1 3/5 = 8/5 (Converting mixed number to fraction)

Now we divide, this way: