Question

Ricardo picked 8 1/2 pints of strawberries and used of them to make jam. How many pints of strawberries did he use for the jam? Write the answer as a mixed number in simplest form.

28/10

2 4/5

2 8/10

28/5

what is Answer

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To find the answer, we need to calculate 8 1/2 divided by 4/10.

First, we can convert the mixed number 8 1/2 to an improper fraction.
8 1/2 = (8*2 + 1)/2 = 17/2

Now, let's divide 17/2 by 4/10.
17/2 ÷ 4/10

To divide fractions, we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction.
17/2 * 10/4

Now, let's simplify the fraction before multiplying.
17/2 = 8 1/2 = 8.5

8.5 * 10/4 = 85/4

Thus, Ricardo used 85/4 pints of strawberries to make the jam.

However, we want to write the answer as a mixed number in simplest form.

To do that, let's divide the numerator (85) by the denominator (4).
85 ÷ 4 = 21 remainder 1

The whole number part of the mixed number is the result of the division, which is 21.
The fractional part is the remainder (1), which goes over the denominator (4).

So, Ricardo used 21 1/4 pints of strawberries for the jam.