There is 7/8 of a cup of broccoli in a bowl, how many 1/2 cup servings can be made
7/8/(1/2) = 7/8 * 2/1 = 14/8 = 1 6/8 = 1 3/4 Half-cup servings.
Only one.
Once that 1/2 cup is gone, there's only 3/8 cup left.
7/8 - 4/8 = 3/8
To find out how many 1/2 cup servings can be made from 7/8 of a cup of broccoli, we can divide 7/8 by 1/2.
To divide fractions, we need to find the reciprocal of the second fraction (1/2), which is 2/1.
Then, we can multiply the two fractions together:
7/8 * 2/1
Multiplying the numerators (7 * 2) and the denominators (8 * 1) gives us:
14/8
This fraction can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2:
14/8 = (14 ÷ 2) / (8 ÷ 2) = 7/4
So, 7/8 cup of broccoli can make 7/4 (or 1 3/4) servings of 1/2 cup each.
To find out how many 1/2 cup servings can be made from 7/8 cup of broccoli, we need to divide the total amount of broccoli by the size of each serving.
First, let's convert the fraction 7/8 into a decimal. Divide 7 by 8: 7 ÷ 8 = 0.875
Now, we can calculate how many 1/2 cup servings can be made by dividing the total amount of broccoli (0.875) by the size of each serving (1/2):
0.875 ÷ 1/2
To divide fractions, we multiply the first fraction (0.875) by the reciprocal (or flipped version) of the second fraction (1/2):
0.875 × 2/1 = 1.75
Therefore, 1 and 3/4 (or 1.75) 1/2 cup servings can be made from 7/8 cup of broccoli.