SOLUTION: Mrs. King made 1/2 of a gallon of mudbug stew for her dinner guests. Each serving of the stew is 4/5 cup. How many guests can she serve with that amount of stew?
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Question 1191039: Mrs. King made 1/2 of a gallon of mudbug stew for her dinner guests. Each serving of the stew is 4/5 cup. How many guests can she serve with that amount of stew? Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! she made a half a gallon of mudbug stew.
each serving of the stew is 4/5 of a cup.
there are 4 cups in a quart, 8 cups in a half gallon.
8 / (4/5) = 8 * 5/4 = 10 servings.
you can also do it by ounces.
1 cup is equal to 8 ounces.
4/5 of a cup is 4/5 * 8 = 32/5 = 6.4 ounces.
half a gallon is 2 quarts = 64 ounces.
64 / 6.4 = 10 servings.
