When 1 cup of popcorn kernels are popped, they create 5 bowls of popped corn. How many bowls of popcorn would 8 cups of kernels produce?(2 points)

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Responses

5/8 bowls

4 7/8 bowls

5 1/8 bowls

40 bowls

Answer 1

If 1 cup of popcorn kernels produces 5 bowls of popped corn, then 8 cups of kernels would produce:

$$8\text{ cups}\times 5\text{ bowls/cup}=40\text{ bowls}$$

Therefore, the answer is 40 bowls.