Question

Fan+Medal! Can anyone help me out on this question? It seems no one in open study has asked it before :( Can a tutor/mathlete/ANYONE help me learn how to solve this!

Answer 1

@iGreen @uri Can someone help me learn how to solve things like this?

Answer 2

this has been asked before - or something very like it

The total amout is 1 1/5 cups

this is th esame as 1 cup + 1/5 cups

can you write 1 cup = n/5 cups? What is the value for n?

Answer 3

Um, Im not shure :( thats what i want to know how to iqure out @MrNood

Answer 4

1= 1/1 = 2/2/ = 3/3 = 4/4 = 6/6 = n/5

What is n?

Answer 5

5

Answer 6

is that right @MrNood

Answer 7

yes
so
1 + 1/5 = 5/5 +1/5

so add 1 fifth + 5 fifths.

How many fifiths is that?

Answer 8

6 @MrNood

Answer 9

So in totla you have 6 fifths (6/5) of a cup,so if you have 6 servings how much goes into each serving

Answer 10

how do i find that out? im sorry @MrNood

Answer 11

Oh come on - think a little

you have SIX fifths to divide into SIX servings

How much goes into each serving?

Answer 12

1

Answer 13

1 what

(you started with six FIFTHs)

Answer 14

oh um.. im sorry i just dont know :'(

Answer 15

Well I'm sorry - I can't help you - the answer is given above in very clear help

Answer 16

Tyr once more:

I started with 1 1/5 cups of juice

1 1/5 is the same as 5/5 + 1/5

so I started with 6/5 (that is 6 fifths) of a cup of juice

I divide 6 fifths into 6 servings

SO @Korey_Minter pleas complete this sentence:

Each serving contains 1 ..... of a cup of juice