Joe needs 1 2/3 cups of flour for a cake recipe. How many cakes can he make for the school carnival if he has 15 cups of flour?

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lilg132 · Answer

8

lilg132 · Answer

just a little bit more he could have made 9

lilg132 · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

so 15 divided by 1 2/3.... 
first step: 1 2/3= 5/3

anonymous · Answer

15 divided by 5/3  is equal to 9

lilg132 · Answer

or if you want to do it like how i did with the windows calculator..

do 2/3

then to that answer add 1

copy that answer 

type 15 / what the answer was 

and you will get something like 8.9999999998

anonymous · Answer

any questions?

anonymous · Answer

Yeah do we do we mulitpication for step 2 to get nine

anonymous · Answer

this is what you do:
so 15/1 times 3/5... because when you're dividing by a fraction you have to multiply by the reciprocal

anonymous · Answer

Oh i get it thnk u i get it

anonymous · Answer

no prob!