Lucy has 7/10 gallon of milk left in her refrigerator, and her mugs hold 1/8 gallon. How many full mugs of milk can Lucy have
To find out how many full mugs of milk Lucy can have, we need to divide the amount of milk she has by the capacity of each mug.
The amount of milk Lucy has is 7/10 gallon.
The capacity of each mug is 1/8 gallon.
To find out how many full mugs of milk she can have, we need to divide 7/10 by 1/8.
Dividing fractions involves multiplying the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction.
So, 7/10 ÷ 1/8 = 7/10 * 8/1 = (7 * 8) / (10 * 1) = 56/10 = 5.6.
Therefore, Lucy can have 5.6 full mugs of milk.
Put the answer as a fraction
To express the answer as a fraction, we can write 5.6 as a mixed number.
5.6 can be written as 5 and 6/10.
Simplifying the fraction 6/10, we divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2.
6 ÷ 2 / 10 ÷ 2 = 3/5.
Therefore, Lucy can have 5 3/5 full mugs of milk.