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.
0.8 times 10

B.
1.8 times 10

C.
0.2 times 10

D.
1.2 times 10

Question

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.
0.8 times  10
 
 B.
1.8  times 10
 
 C.
0.2  times 10
 
 D.
1.2  times 10

anonymous · Answer

if he wants to make 1/5 fewer then he wants to do 4/5 of the recipe serving. 4/5 is equal to 0.8 , therefore it is 0.8*10