A baker wants to put 3 3/4 pounds of apples in each pie she makes. She purchases 52 1/2 pounds of apples. How many pies can she make?

Respuesta :

divide 52 1/2 by 3 3/4
which gets you 14 pies

Answer:

14

Step-by-step explanation:

We can convert 3 3/4 into a fraction by multiplying 3 with 4 and adding 3:

[tex]=(3\cdot{4}+3)/4=15/4[/tex]

We can convert 52 2/3 to a fraction like the above:

[tex]=(52\cdot{3}+2)/3=158/3[/tex]

We can divide the number of pounds of apples purchased by the number of pounds of apples needed per pie:

[tex]=(158/3)/(15/4)=(158/3)\cdot{4/15}=632/45=14.04=14{/tex]

The baker can make 14 pies

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