Answer: 1) 28 cups; 2)1.6 [tex]\frac{tablespoons}{minute}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
1) - As you know, there are 7 days in a week.
- Then, if Fred eats 4 cups of brain flavored tofu each day, you can calculate the amount he eats every week (which you can call [tex]x[/tex]) by multiplying 4 cups by 7:
[tex]x=(4cups)(7)\\x=28cups[/tex]
- Convert the result from cups to gallons:
[tex]x=(28cups)(\frac{0.0625gallons}{1cup})\\x=1.75gallons[/tex]
2) - There are 60 minutes in an hour.
- Karen eats 3 pints of ice cream in an hour, therefore, she eats 3 pints in 60 minutes.
- You need to divide 3 pints by 60 minutes to calculate the amount she eats in an hour (which you can call [tex]y[/tex]) by dividing 3 pints by 60 minutes:
[tex]y=\frac{3pints}{60minutes}[/tex]
[tex]y=0.05\frac{pints}{minute}[/tex]
- Convert the result to tablespoons:
[tex]y=(0.05pints)(\frac{32tablespoons}{1pint}=1.6tablespoons}[/tex]
- The answer is: [tex]1.6\frac{tablespoons}{minute}[/tex]
