Question

There are 6 guests at Jeriel's party. If each guest will be served exactly start fraction, 2, divided by, 3, end fraction
3
2
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pint of ice cream, how many pints of ice cream will he need? Express your answer in simplest form.

Answer 1

To find out how many pints of ice cream Jeriel will need, we can multiply the number of guests by the amount of ice cream each guest will be served.

We have:
- Number of guests = 6
- Ice cream per guest = \( \frac{2}{3} \) pint

Now, we can calculate the total amount of ice cream required:

\[
\text{Total ice cream} = \text{Number of guests} \times \text{Ice cream per guest}
= 6 \times \frac{2}{3}
\]

Next, we perform the multiplication:

First, we can express the whole number 6 as a fraction:

\[
6 = \frac{6}{1}
\]

Now multiply:

\[
\frac{6}{1} \times \frac{2}{3} = \frac{6 \times 2}{1 \times 3} = \frac{12}{3}
\]

Now, simplify \( \frac{12}{3} \):

\[
\frac{12}{3} = 4
\]

Thus, Jeriel will need **4 pints** of ice cream.