A serving of rice is 1/6 of a cup. How many servings are there in a 1 1/2-cup bag of rice?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
To find the number of servings in a 1 1/2-cup bag of rice, we need to divide the total amount of rice by the amount in each serving.
The amount in each serving is 1/6 of a cup.
The total amount in the bag is 1 1/2 cups.
To divide 1 1/2 by 1/6, we can convert 1 1/2 to an improper fraction:
1 1/2 = 3/2
Now we can divide 3/2 by 1/6:
(3/2) ÷ (1/6) = 3/2 × (6/1) = 3 × 6 / 2 × 1 = 18 / 2 = 9
Therefore, there are 9 servings in a 1 1/2-cup bag of rice.