how many 2/3 cup servings are in 5 1/2 cups?

Question

how many 2/3 cup servings are in 5 and 1/2 cups?

 

Answer 1

Hi Kay from Charlotte...hope you had a great day at school. Ooooo....Fractions....everyone's favorite...Right?! Not!!!

Anyway...it can sometimes be a challenge to answer these kinds of questions.

Well...you could always get a 1/3 cup and see how many 2/3 cups of water it takes to fill up 5 1/2 cups. But I don't think you can do that during class and especially during a test.

So...how does one answer these kind of fraction problems?

Well...Kay...I'll give you a hint...and give you direction to answering this problem, but I won't give you the answer. Once you learn the technique on how to answer them, you will be a pro and you'll probably gonna be asked by other on how to answer them.

Okay...here's the hint...let's begin by a question of how many groups of 4 goes into a total of 28. We would divide...Right?

                 28 ÷ 4   Right?    then we would know our answer would be 7!

So your problem asks how many 2/3 cups are in 5 1/2 cup...so we got to do what?

Does KCF...ring a bell?

Try and answer the problem...if you still need help....contact me on Wyzant...I can give you the answer, however by giving you the tools it will give you more confidence and skill to answer these and other problems involving fractions.

Don't forget...let me know if you need further help

Jon...see you on WyzAnt 

Answer 2

5 1/2 = 11/2

11/2 ÷ 2/3 = 11/2 x 3/2 = 33/4 = 8 1/4 cups

Answer 3

How many sets of  2/3 can 5 1/2 be DIVIDED into?

 

(5 1/2)/(2/3)

 

= (11/2)/(2/3) 

 

= (11/2)(3/2)

 

= 33/4

 

= 8 1/4

 

Check: (2/3)(33/4) = 11/2 = 5 1/2