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Your friend tried putting away the sugar for you and cannot get the 14 cups of sugar to fit in the containers! They determined you would need 9 containers to store the 14 cups of sugar.

They show you their calculations:



Answer the following questions.

What mistake did your friend make in calculating the number of containers needed?
*Hint* Look closely at the work shown to find the mistake

How many containers are needed to store the leftover sugar?

Your friend tried putting away the sugar for you and cannot get the 14 cups of sugar to fit in the containers They determined you would need 9 containers to sto class=

Respuesta :

Answer:

21 containers

Step-by-step explanation:

When dividing fractions, you can multiply by the inverse of the fraction. For example, in this case, [tex]14 divided by \frac{2}{3} = \frac{14}{1}x\frac{3}{2}[/tex]. Whoever drew the calculations made the mistake of forgetting to flip the second fraction.

The actual solution of the problem is 42/2, or 21/1. 21 containers are needed to store the sugar.

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