Ricardo picked 8 1/2 pints of strawberries and used 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.
28/10
2 4/5
2 8/5
2 8/10
what is Anwer
To find the answer, we need to multiply the number of pints Ricardo picked by .
If Ricardo picked 8 1/2 pints of strawberries, this is the same as 8 + 1/2 = 16/2 + 1/2 = 17/2.
So, Ricardo picked 17/2 pints of strawberries.
Now, we need to find of 17/2 pints.
To do this, we multiply 17/2 by .
(17/2) * (10/10) = 170/20.
Simplifying this fraction gives us 8 8/20.
Reducing the fraction to simplest form produces 8 4/10.
Therefore, Ricardo used 8 4/10 pints of strawberries for the jam.
In simplest form, the answer is 2 4/5.