Question

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?

Answer 1

`5/4` pint containers..

Explanation:

Lets break it down to a more comprehensible solution..

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..