you make homemade lip balm. About 11% of the lip balm is made from beeswax. You make 4 2/5 teaspoons of the lip balm. About how many teaspoons of beeswax do you need?
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To find out how many teaspoons of beeswax you need, we first need to calculate 11% of the total amount of lip balm you are making.
Step 1: Convert the mixed number to an improper fraction.
4 2/5 = (5 * 4 + 2) / 5 = 22/5
Step 2: Multiply the improper fraction by 11%.
(22/5) * 11% = (22/5) * (11/100) = (22 * 11) / (5 * 100) = 242/500
Step 3: Simplify the fraction, if possible.
242/500 = 121/250
Step 4: Multiply the fraction by the total amount of lip balm.
(121/250) * 4 2/5 = (121/250) * (22/5) = (121 * 22) / (250 * 5) = 2662/1250
Step 5: Simplify the fraction, if possible, or convert it back to a mixed number.
2662/1250 = (2 * 1331/2 * 625) = 1331/625
So, you will need about 1331/625 teaspoons of beeswax for 4 2/5 teaspoons of lip balm.