Detective pi has 5 1/5 quarts of orange juice.She likes to have 2/5 of a quart every morning for breakfast.How many mornings can Detective pi have orange juice before she runs out

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Detective PI can have 13 days of Orange juice before she runs out
Total amount juice = 5 1/5 quarts.
Juice needed every morning = 2/5 quarts.

Find number of mornings:
[tex]5 \dfrac{1}{5} \div \dfrac{2}{5} [/tex]

Change to improper fraction:
[tex]= \dfrac{26}{5} \div \dfrac{2}{5} [/tex]

Change the divide fraction to multiplication fraction:
[tex]= \dfrac{26}{5} \times \dfrac{5}{2} [/tex]

Combine and simplify
[tex]= 13[/tex]

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Answer: She can have the orange juice for 13 days before it runs out.
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