Zoey made 5 1/2 cups of trail mix fir a camping trip. She wants to divide the trail mix into 3/4 cup servings. Ten people are going on the camping trip. Can Zoey make enough 3/4 cup servings so that each person on the trip has one serving? What size would the servings need to be for everyone to have a serving? If Zoey decides to use the 3/4 cup servings, how much more trail mix will she need? Explain

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15 September, 06:40

Zoey made 5 1/2 cups of trail mix fir a camping trip. She wants to divide the trail mix into 3/4 cup servings. Ten people are going on the camping trip. Can Zoey make enough 3/4 cup servings so that each person on the trip has one serving? What size would the servings need to be for everyone to have a serving? If Zoey decides to use the 3/4 cup servings, how much more trail mix will she need? Explain

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Carina · Answer 1

3/4 + 3/4 + 3/4 + 3/4 + 3/4 + 3/4 + 3/4 + 3/4 + 3/4 + 3/4 = 30/4 = 7 1/2

No, Zoey could not make enough servings.

She could use 1/2 cups and have 1/2 of a cup left over.

Zoey would need 2 more cups.