Question

Laurie is measuring crushed garlic for a recipe. Each serving requires 3 /4 teaspoon of garlic. If Laurie has 2 5/8 teaspoons of garlic, how many servings can she make?

Answer 1

Each serving requires 3/4 teaspoon of garlic.

If Laurie has 2 5/8 teaspoons of garlic, how many servings can she make?​

First, convert the mixed fraction into a simple fraction

$2\frac{5}{8}=\frac{(2\times8)+5}{8}=\frac{16+5}{8}=\frac{21}{8}$

So Laurie has total 21/8 teaspoons of garlic.

The number of servings that she can make is given by

$no\text{ }of\text{ }servings=\frac{total\text{ }amount\text{ }of\text{ }garlic\text{ }}{amount\text{ }per\text{ }serving\text{ }}$$no\text{ }of\text{ }servings=\frac{\frac{21}{8}}{\frac{3}{4}}=\frac{21}{8}\times\frac{4}{3}=\frac{84}{24}=\frac{7}{2}$

Therefore, the