It's your birthday and you are going to have a party. You get 6 pints of ice cream from the grocery store. If you serve \(\frac{3}{4}\) of a pint of ice cream to each guest, how many guests can be served?

The answer is 8 because by process of elimination you multiply .75 times 8 you get 6 pints even

Answered by estherfam28 | 2024-06-10

With 6 pints of ice cream and serving 3/4 of a pint per guest, you can serve a total of 8 guests.
If you start with 6 pints of ice cream and serve 3/4 of a pint to each guest, you can find out the number of guests you can serve by dividing the total amount of ice cream by the amount served per guest:
First, convert 3/4 of a pint to a decimal, which is 0.75 pints.
Next, divide the total pints of ice cream available, 6 pints, by the amount served per guest, 0.75 pints.
Perform the division: 6/0.75 = 8.
This calculation shows that you can serve 8 guests with 6 pints of ice cream if each guest receives 3/4 of a pint.

Answered by HenryCharles | 2024-06-24

You can serve 8 guests with 6 pints of ice cream if each guest gets 4 3 ​ of a pint. This is calculated by dividing the total amount of ice cream by the amount each guest receives. Therefore, collecting the total effectively divides to show that 8 guests can each enjoy their portion.
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Answered by estherfam28 | 2024-10-02