A granola recipe calls for \(2 \frac{1}{3}\) cups of almonds. A bag of almonds contains 2 cups. To make \(2 \frac{1}{2}\) batches of granola, Ali buys 5 bags of almonds.
How many cups of almonds will he have left over?
Answer (2)
If Ali bought 5 bags of almonds, then he had 5 * 2 = 10 cups of almonds.
For one granola he needs 2 1/3 cups, so for 2 1/2 batches of granola he'll need 2 1/3 * 2 1/2 of cups:
2 1/3 * 2 1/2 = = 7/3 * 5/2 = = 35/6 = = 5 5/6 [cups]
So if Ali has 10 cups and he'll use 5 5/6 cups, then he'll have 10 - 5 5/6 = 4 1/6 cups left over.
Ali will have 4 6 1 cups of almonds left over after making 2 1/2 batches of granola. He bought 10 cups from 5 bags and used 5 6 5 cups for the recipe. The calculation shows he has 4 6 1 cups remaining.
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