Question

Omar has 2-5/8 cups of dough to make dumplings. If he uses 3/16 cup of dough for each dumpling, how many whole dumplings can Omar make?

Answer 1

The number of whole dumpling does Omar make is 14 .

Explanation:

Given as :

The number of cups does Omar has to make dumplings = x = 2
`(5)/(8)`

i.e x =
`(16 + 5)/(8)`

or, x =
`(21)/(8)`

Again

The number of cups uses for each dumpling = y =
`(3)/(16)`

i.e y =
`(3)/(16)`

Let The number of whole dumpling does Omar make = z

So, number of whole dumpling does Omar make =
`(\textrm number of cups does Omar has to make dumplings)/(number of cups uses for each dumpling )`

Or, z =
`(x)/(y)`

Or, z =
`((21)/(8))/((3)/(16))`

Or, z =
`(21* 16)/(8* 3)`

∴ z = 7 × 2

i.e z = 14

So, The number of whole dumpling does Omar make = z = 14

Hence, The number of whole dumpling does Omar make is 14 . Answer