Question

At the malt shop a large choclate shakes takes 8/9 of a pint og milk if the medium shake takes 1/7 the amount of a large how much does the medium shake takes

Answer 1

A medium milkshake will use
`(8)/(63)` of a pint of milk.

Explanation:

Given:

A large chocolate milkshake takes =
`(8)/(9)` of a pint of milk

While a medium chocolate takes =
`(1)/(7)` the amount of milk for a large milkshake.

To find the amount of milk required for a medium milkshakes.

Solution:

The amount of milk required for a medium milkshakes is given as:

⇒
`(1)/(7)` of the amount of milk for a large milkshake.

Plugging in the amount of milk for a large milkshake.

⇒
`(1)/(7)` of
`(8)/(9)`

by
`'of'` we mean multiplication.

⇒
`(1)/(7)*(8)/(9)`

⇒
`(8)/(63)`

Thus, a medium milkshake will use
`(8)/(63)` of a pint of milk