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 28/5 pints Start Fraction 28 over 5 End Fraction pints 28/10 pints Start Fraction 28 over 10 End Fraction pints 2 _8/10 pints 2 Start Fraction 8 over 10 End Fraction pints 2 _4/5 pints
Ricardo picked 3 1/2 pints of strawberries and used 4/5 of them to make jam.
To find out how many pints of strawberries he used for the jam, we need to find 4/5 of 3 1/2.
First, we need to convert 3 1/2 to an improper fraction:
3 1/2 = (2 * 3 + 1)/2 = 7/2
Now, multiply 7/2 by 4/5:
(7/2) * (4/5) = 28/10
So, Ricardo used 28/10 pints of strawberries for the jam.
Now, let's simplify this fraction:
28/10 = (2 * 14)/(2 * 5) = 14/5
So, Ricardo used 14/5 pints of strawberries for the jam.
The answer, as a mixed number in simplest form, is 2 4/5 pints.