Ryan estimates that he uses 2/3 cup of syrup each time he eats pancakes. How many times will he be able to eat pancakes without running out of syrup if he has a giant bottle of syrup that contains 48 cups. Do you multiply
48x2/3 and get that he will be able to eat 32 pancakes?
1/72
No.
Divide 48 by 2/3.
Btw -- you're not looking for the number of pancakes -- but the number of times he'll eat pancakes with syrup from this bottle.
Suppose you used 2 cups every time you ate pancakes, you would divide 48 cups by the 2 cups. Right?
This is a division problem you will divide 48 by 2/3 which is the same thing as multiplying by 3/2, so you will multiply 48 times 3/2
Since you are using less than 1 cup each time then you should be able to eat pancakes more than 48 times.
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72 (I'm pretty sure.)
To answer this question, you need to divide the total amount of syrup by the amount of syrup used each time. Here's the step-by-step process:
1. Convert the fraction 2/3 into a decimal by dividing the numerator (2) by the denominator (3): 2 ÷ 3 = 0.66667 (rounded to five decimal places).
2. Divide the total amount of syrup (48 cups) by the amount of syrup used per serving (2/3 cup):
48 ÷ 0.66667 = 72 servings
So, Ryan will be able to eat pancakes 72 times without running out of syrup.