Malcom has 1/2 gallon of soup. He pours the same amount of soup into 8 bowls. which equation represents the fractional part of a gallon of soup, n, in each bowl? Please he;p solve with the letter n. thanks
What are your choices?
A. 8 divided by 1/2=n b. 1/2 divided by 8=n c. 1/2 divided by 1/8=n d. 1/8 divided by 1/2=n
These are the choices. thanks Please help answer
To solve this problem, we need to determine the fractional part of a gallon of soup in each bowl. We know that Malcom has 1/2 (or 0.5) gallon of soup, and he pours the same amount into 8 bowls. We can use the equation n = (fractional part of a gallon)/8 to represent the fractional part of a gallon of soup, n, in each bowl.
First, we divide the 0.5 gallon of soup by 8 to find out the fractional part for each bowl:
n = 0.5 gallon / 8 bowls
n = (0.5/8) gallon/bowl
To simplify the fraction, we divide both the numerator and denominator by the greatest common divisor, which is 0.5.
n = (0.5/8)/(0.5/0.5) gallon/bowl
n = (0.5/8) / 1 gallon/bowl
n = 0.0625 gallon/bowl
So, the equation that represents the fractional part of a gallon of soup, n, in each bowl is n = 0.0625 gallon/bowl.