Alex opens a 1- pint container of orange butter. He spreads 1/16 of the butter on his bread. Then he divides the rest of the butter into 3/4- pint containers. How many 3/4- pint containers is he able to fill?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-03T14:45:07

$5/4$ pint containers..

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Alex opens a 1- pint container of orange butter.

$1$ pint container

He spreads $1/16$ of the butter on his bread

$1 - 1/16$

$1/1 - 1/16$

$(16 - 5)/16 -> "taking LCM"$

$15/16$ remaining

Then he divides the rest of the butter into $3/4$ pint containers

$15/16 div 3/4$

$15/16 xx 4/3$

$cancel15^5/cancel16_4 xx cancel4^1/cancel3_1$

$5/4$

How many $3/4$ pint containers is he able to fill?

He is able to fill, $5/4$ pint containers, since the rest was divided by $3/4$ to give $5/4$ pint containers..