Ricardo picked 3 1/2 pints of strawberries and used 4/5 of them to make jam. How many pints of strawberries did he use for the jam? Write the answer as a mixed number in simplest form.(1 point) Responses 2 4/5 pints 2 Start Fraction 4 over 5 End Fraction pints 2 8/10 pints 2 Start Fraction 8 over 10 End Fraction pints 28/5 pints Start Fraction 28 over 5 End Fraction pints 28/10 pints
Ricardo picked 3 1/2 pints of strawberries.
To find out how many pints of strawberries he used for the jam, we need to multiply the total amount of strawberries Ricardo picked by the fraction used for jam.
The total amount of strawberries Ricardo picked is 3 1/2 pints, which can be rewritten as 3 + 1/2 = 6/2 + 1/2 = 7/2 pints.
Now we multiply 7/2 by 4/5 to find the amount of strawberries used for the jam:
7/2 * 4/5 = (7 * 4) / (2 * 5) = 28/10 = 2 8/10 pints.
So, Ricardo used 2 8/10 pints of strawberries for the jam.
To find the answer, we need to multiply the number of pints of strawberries Ricardo picked (3 1/2) by the fraction used to make jam (4/5).
First, we convert the mixed number 3 1/2 to an improper fraction:
3 1/2 = (2 * 3 + 1) / 2 = 7/2
Now, we multiply 7/2 by 4/5:
(7/2) * (4/5) = (7 * 4) / (2 * 5) = 28/10
This fraction can be simplified to its simplest form by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2:
28/10 = (28 / 2) / (10 / 2) = 14/5
Therefore, Ricardo used 14/5 pints of strawberries to make jam, which can also be expressed as the mixed number 2 4/5 pints.
To find out how many pints of strawberries Ricardo used to make jam, we need to multiply the total amount of strawberries he picked by the fraction representing the proportion used for jam.
Ricardo picked 3 1/2 pints of strawberries. This can be written as a mixed number or an improper fraction.
As a mixed number: 3 1/2 = 3 + 1/2 = 6/2 + 1/2 = 7/2
So, Ricardo picked 7/2 pints of strawberries.
Now, we need to multiply this amount by the fraction representing the proportion used for jam, which is 4/5.
(7/2) * (4/5) = (7 * 4) / (2 * 5) = 28/10
Now, we simplify the fraction. The numerator and denominator are both divisible by 2.
28/10 = (28/2) / (10/2) = 14/5
Therefore, Ricardo used 14/5 pints of strawberries to make jam, which can be written as a mixed number in simplest form as 2 4/5 pints.