Mrs. Jones is scooping 4 1/2 cups of peanuts with a scoop that holds 1/3 cup. How many times will she need to refill?
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To find out how many times Mrs. Jones will need to refill, we need to divide the total amount of peanuts she is scooping by the amount the scoop can hold in one refill.
Total cups of peanuts = 4 1/2 cups.
Scoop capacity = 1/3 cup.
To convert the mixed number into an improper fraction, we multiply the whole number 4 by the denominator 2 and then add the numerator 1.
4 1/2 = (4 * 2 + 1)/2 = 9/2
Now, divide the total cups of peanuts by the scoop capacity:
9/2 รท 1/3 = 9/2 * 3/1
= (9 * 3)/(2 * 1)
= 27/2
So, Mrs. Jones will need to refill the scoop 27/2 times.