Question
Mikey has 2 1/2 pans of rice krispy treats to take to school. If he gives 1/4 of a pan to each student, how many children can have a rice krispy treat?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To determine how many children can have a rice krispy treat, we first need to convert the amount of rice krispy treats Mikey has into a more manageable number.
Mikey has 2 1/2 pans, which can be converted to an improper fraction:
\[
2 \frac{1}{2} = \frac{5}{2} \text{ pans}
\]
Next, we need to find out how many 1/4 pans can be made from the total amount he has. To do this, we divide the total amount of pans by the amount given to each student:
\[
\text{Number of children} = \frac{5/2}{1/4}
\]
To divide by a fraction, we multiply by its reciprocal:
\[
\frac{5/2}{1/4} = \frac{5}{2} \times \frac{4}{1} = \frac{5 \times 4}{2 \times 1} = \frac{20}{2} = 10
\]
Thus, Mikey can give rice krispy treats to 10 children.
Therefore, the answer is:
\[
\boxed{10}
\]
Mikey has 2 1/2 pans, which can be converted to an improper fraction:
\[
2 \frac{1}{2} = \frac{5}{2} \text{ pans}
\]
Next, we need to find out how many 1/4 pans can be made from the total amount he has. To do this, we divide the total amount of pans by the amount given to each student:
\[
\text{Number of children} = \frac{5/2}{1/4}
\]
To divide by a fraction, we multiply by its reciprocal:
\[
\frac{5/2}{1/4} = \frac{5}{2} \times \frac{4}{1} = \frac{5 \times 4}{2 \times 1} = \frac{20}{2} = 10
\]
Thus, Mikey can give rice krispy treats to 10 children.
Therefore, the answer is:
\[
\boxed{10}
\]