Marco has 3/4 pint of hot chocolate He is pouring it into cups that each hold 3/8 pint. How many cups can he fill
(3/4) / (3/8) =
(3/4) * (8/3) = 24/12 = 2
To find out how many cups Marco can fill, we need to divide the amount of hot chocolate he has by the capacity of each cup.
1. First, let's convert 3/4 pint to a decimal. To do this, divide the numerator (3) by the denominator (4):
3 ÷ 4 = 0.75
2. Now we can divide the converted amount of hot chocolate (0.75) by the capacity of each cup (3/8 pint):
0.75 ÷ (3/8) = 0.75 × (8/3)
To multiply a fraction by another fraction, multiply the numerators together to get the new numerator and multiply the denominators together to get the new denominator.
0.75 × (8/3) = (0.75 × 8) / 3 = 6 / 3 = 2
Therefore, Marco can fill 2 cups with the hot chocolate.