1. mr.lincon is making slime for his kindergarten class. he has 3 cups of glue. each batch of slime uses 2/3 cup of glue.how many batches of slime can mr. lincon make?
3 / (2/3) = 3 x 3/2 = 9/2 = 4.5
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To find out how many batches of slime Mr. Lincoln can make, we need to divide the total amount of glue he has (3 cups) by the amount of glue used per batch (2/3 cup).
To solve this, we can use the following formula:
Number of batches = Total amount of glue ÷ Amount of glue per batch
In this case, the total amount of glue is 3 cups, and the amount of glue used per batch is 2/3 cup. Therefore, we can calculate:
Number of batches = 3 cups ÷ 2/3 cup
To divide by a fraction, we can multiply by the reciprocal of that fraction. In this case, the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2:
Number of batches = 3 cups × 3/2 cups
Multiplying the numerators and denominators:
Number of batches = (3 × 3) / (2 × 1)
Simplifying the expression:
Number of batches = 9/2
The answer is 9/2, which means Mr. Lincoln can make 9 batches of slime with 2 cups left over.