Turner has 6 pounds of pasta. each time he makes dinner he uses 3/4 pound of pasta. how many dinners can he make?
Answer:
8 dinners he can make.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given : Turner has 6 pounds of pasta. each time he makes dinner he uses \(\frac{3}{4}\) pound of pasta.
To find : How many dinners can he make?
Solution :
Total he can use 6 pounds of pasta.
Fro dinner he uses \(\frac{3}{4}\) pound of pasta.
The dinner he can make is \(\frac{6}{\frac{3}{4}}\)
\(=\frac{6\times 4}{3}\)
\(=2\times 4\)
\(=8\)
Therefore, 8 dinners he can make.