Solve each problem. Show your work and be sure to label your answer. The cook in the school cafeteria made 47(1/2) cups of mashed potatoes. If there are 1(1/4) cups of mashed potatoes in a serving, how many servings did she make?

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2021-05-17

Solve each problem. Show your work and be sure to label your answer. The cook in the school cafeteria made 47(1/2) cups of mashed potatoes. If there are 1(1/4) cups of mashed potatoes in a serving, how many servings did she make?

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Skilled2021-05-18Added 108 answers

Convert to improper fractions 47121(14)=47(2)+12/1(4)+14=952/54
Change to multiplication by the reciprocal 952/54=95245
We can simplify before multiplying. 95 and 5 are divisible by 5, 4 and 2 are divisible by 2. 95245=19121=38

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