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A restaurant buys fruit in cans containing [m]3[fraction]1/2[/fraction
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A restaurant buys fruit in cans containing \(3\frac{1}{2}\) cups of fruit each. If the restaurant uses 1/2 cup of the fruit in each serving of its fruit compote, what is the least number of cans needed to prepare 60 servings of the compote ?
(A) 7
(B) 8
(C) 9
(D) 10
(E) 12
(A) 7
(B) 8
(C) 9
(D) 10
(E) 12
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Re: A restaurant buys fruit in cans containing [m]3[fraction]1/2[/fraction
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14 Jun 2022, 03:06
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\(\frac{1}{2}\) cup of the fruit in each serving.
Total servings \(= 60\)
Total fruit \(= 60 *\frac{1}{2} = 30\)
A can has \(3\frac{1}{2}\) cups of fruit each.
Least cans needed \(= \frac{30}{3.5} ≈ 9\)
Answer \(C\)
Total servings \(= 60\)
Total fruit \(= 60 *\frac{1}{2} = 30\)
A can has \(3\frac{1}{2}\) cups of fruit each.
Least cans needed \(= \frac{30}{3.5} ≈ 9\)
Answer \(C\)
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Re: A restaurant buys fruit in cans containing [m]3[fraction]1/2[/fraction
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14 Jun 2022, 05:37
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A restaurant buys fruit in cans containing \(3\frac{1}{2}\) cups of fruit each. If the restaurant uses 1/2 cup of the fruit in each serving of its fruit compote, what is the least number of cans needed to prepare 60 servings of the compote ?
(A) 7
(B) 8
(C) 9
(D) 10
(E) 12
(A) 7
(B) 8
(C) 9
(D) 10
(E) 12
Let's first determine how many servings of compote we can make with 1 can of fruit.
To do so, we must determine how many times \(\frac{1}{2}\) divides into \(3\frac{1}{2}\)
\(3\frac{1}{2} ÷ \frac{1}{2} = \frac{7}{2} ÷ \frac{1}{2} = \frac{7}{2} \times \frac{2}{1} =7\)
So, each can of fruit can make 7 servings of compote.
60/7 = 8.something, which means we'll need 9 cans of fruit to prepare 60 servings of the compote
Answer: C
