Question

Jeremy buys a value pack of cheese crackers that contains 42 1/2ounces of crackers. He divides this into servings of 1 1/4 ounces each. What is the total number of servings Jeremy can make from the value pack?

Answer 1

To get the total number of servings Jeremy can make from the value pack, we need to divide the total weight of the crackers by the weight of each serving.

Total number of servings = Total weight of crackers / Weight of each serving

Total weight of crackers = 42 1/2 ounces
Weight of each serving = 1 1/4 ounces

To convert 42 1/2 into a fraction, we multiply the whole number (42) by the denominator (2) and add the numerator (1) to get the numerator of the fraction.

42 * 2 = 84
84 + 1 = 85

Now we can express 42 1/2 as a fraction: 42 1/2 = 85/2

Total number of servings = (85/2) / (5/4)
= (85/2) * (4/5)
= 85 * 4 / (2 * 5)
= 340 / 10
= 34

Jeremy can make a total of 34 servings from the value pack of cheese crackers. Answer: \boxed{34}.