Suppose you have 21 2 apples. If a student serving consists of 3 4 of an apple, how many student servings (including parts of a serving) can you make?
To find out how many student servings of 3/4 of an apple can be made from 21 2 apples, we need to divide the total number of apples by 3/4.
First, we need to convert 21 2 apples to the fraction form. Since there are 2 halves in a whole, we can represent 21 2 as 21 + 1/2, which is equal to (21*2 + 1)/2 = 43/2.
To divide 43/2 by 3/4, we multiply the fraction by its reciprocal: (43/2) * (4/3) = (43*4) / (2*3) = 172/6.
Thus, from 21 2 apples, we can make 172/6 student servings of 3/4 of an apple.
To find out how many student servings you can make, you need to divide the total number of apples by the amount needed for each serving.
1. Multiply the number of apples, 21, by 2 to get the total number of halves: 21 * 2 = 42 halves of an apple.
2. Divide the total number of halves by the serving size, which is 3/4 or 0.75 of an apple: 42 / 0.75 = 56.
Therefore, you can make 56 student servings (including parts of a serving) with 21 apples.
To solve this problem, you need to divide the total number of apples by the size of each student serving.
Given that you have 21 apples, and each student serving consists of 3/4 of an apple, you can set up the following equation:
Number of student servings = Total number of apples / Size of each student serving
First, convert the size of each student serving to decimals:
3/4 = 0.75
Now, divide the total number of apples by the size of each student serving:
Number of student servings = 21 / 0.75
Dividing 21 by 0.75, you get
Number of student servings ≈ 28
So, you can make approximately 28 student servings (including parts of a serving) with 21 apples.