10) Mr. Imperati was making cookies. He had 5 2/3cups of chocolate chips in a jar. He needed 1/2 of thechocolate chips to make the cookies. How manychocolate chips are left in the jar after Mr. Imperatimakes the cookies?

Respuesta :

If Mr. Imperati used 1/2 of the chocolate chips in the jar, you need to divide 5 2/3 by 2.

First convert the mixed number into a fractional number:

[tex]5\frac{2}{3}=5+\frac{2}{3}=\frac{15}{3}+\frac{2}{3}=\frac{17}{3}[/tex]

Now, divide it by 2:

[tex]\frac{\frac{17}{3}}{2}=\frac{17}{6}=\frac{12}{6}+\frac{5}{6}=2\frac{5}{6}[/tex]

There are 2 5/6 cups left in the jar after Mr. Imperati makes the cookies.