Question

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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:
B:
C:
D:

Answer 1

A: 0.8 X 10
B: 1.8 X 10
C: 0.2 X 10
D: 1.2 X 10

Answer 2

Well can you telll me what is 1/5 first :)

Answer 3

thats what i need help with -.-

Answer 4

Aaah..

1/5 = 2/10

Do you know what \(\rm \frac{2}{10}\) is in decimal form?

Answer 5

so D? thnx

Answer 6

NO no no :)

We are still solving this!

Do you know what \(\rm \frac{2}{10}\) is in decimal form?

Answer 7

2.1

Answer 8

No it is 0.2 :)

\(\rm \frac{2}{10}\) = 0.2

Answer 9

And 1/5 = 0.2

So now we know that 1/5 = 0.2

Answer 10

oh...yea im bad at these :/

Answer 11

So to solve this problem we must do 1/5 x 10

And remember 0.2 = 1/5

SO

0.2 x 10 = 1/5 x 10

Answer 12

so c?

Answer 13

Yeppers!

Answer 14

>w< thnx

Answer 15

It's actually A. 0.8 x 10

Answer 16

thanks :)