Question

Owen sells hot apple cider at the Hendersonville Apple Festival each year. For a batch of cider that makes 25 servings, Owen uses 2 tablespoons of cinnamon.
How much cinnamon is in each serving of cider?
Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.

Answer 1

To find the amount of cinnamon in each serving of cider, we start with the total amount of cinnamon used for a batch and divide it by the number of servings.

Owen uses 2 tablespoons of cinnamon for 25 servings.

We can set up the calculation as follows:

\[
\text{Amount of cinnamon per serving} = \frac{\text{Total cinnamon}}{\text{Number of servings}} = \frac{2 \text{ tablespoons}}{25 \text{ servings}}
\]

Now, we simplify the fraction:

\[
\frac{2}{25}
\]

This fraction is already in its simplest form. Hence, the amount of cinnamon in each serving of cider is:

\[
\frac{2}{25} \text{ tablespoons}
\]