How many cups of popcorn kernels does Mr.Morgan need to pop?

Question

There are fifty students, each student will eat one and one-half of popcorn. The bag of popcorn kernels states that one-third cup of popcorn kernels makes one and one-half cups of popcorn. How many cups of popcorn kernels does Mr.Morgan need to pop?

Answer 1

1/3 cup of popcorn kernels will make 1.5 cups of popcorn

Each student will eat 1.5 cups of popcorn, therefore, 1/3 cup of popcorn kernels will be required for each student.

50 students * 1/3 cups of popcorn kernels

50 * 1/3 = 50/3 = 16 2/3

16 2/3 cups of popcorn kernels will be required