A baker has 10 cups of sugar to make cookies. Each batch calls for 1 1/3 cups of sugar. How many batches of cookies can he make? Enter your answer, as a mixed number in simplest form, in the box.
Mathematics · College · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Based on the given conditions, formulate: 10/(1 ⅓)
Write the numerators over common denominator
=10/(4/3)
Divide a fraction by multiplying its reciprocal
=10× ¾
Cross out the common factor:
=5×3/2
Write as a single fraction
=15/2
Convert to mixed fraction: 7 ½
Answer: 7 ½ (Answer)