A recipe calls for 10 cups of oatmeal. Benjamin wants to make fewer servings than the recipe makes.

Which expression represents how many cups of oatmeal Benjamin should use?

A.
0.8 10

B.
1.8 10

C.
0.2 10

D.
1.2 10

Question

A recipe calls for 10 cups of oatmeal. Benjamin wants to make    fewer servings than the recipe makes.
 
Which expression represents how many cups of oatmeal Benjamin should use?
 
 A.
0.8   10
 
 B.
1.8   10
 
 C.
0.2   10
 
 D.
1.2   10

mathstudent55 · Answer

How many fewer servings does he want to make? The number is missing in your problem statement above.

anonymous · Answer

how any fewer servings does he want to make, that's the only number your missing

anonymous · Answer

do you know what 1/5 is in decimal form?

anonymous · Answer

@homeworkblah

anonymous · Answer

1/5 = 2/10 
what is 2/10 in decimal form @homeworkblah?

anonymous · Answer

2/10 = 0.2 @homeworkblah

anonymous · Answer

to solve this we simply do it like this, 1/5 x 10
remember that 1/5 = 0.2
0.2 x 10 = ?
Can you figure that out @homeworkblah?

anonymous · Answer

He wants to make 4/5 the servings. 4/5 as a decimal is 0.8 So A, 0.8 * 10 is the answer