Joslani is making slime and the recipe calls for 5/8

Question

teaspoon of coloring. He only has a 1/8
measuring tool available. How many times will he need to fill his measuring spoon to have enough coloring to follow the recipe? Type your answer in the box below.

Answer 1

To find out how many times Joslani needs to fill his 1/8 teaspoon measuring tool to get 5/8 teaspoon of coloring, we can follow these steps:

1. Divide the total amount of coloring needed (5/8 teaspoon) by the amount he can measure (1/8 teaspoon):

   \[ \frac{5/8}{1/8} \]

2. Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal:

   \[ 5/8 \times 8/1 = 5 \]

So, Joslani will need to fill his 1/8 teaspoon measuring tool 5 times to have enough coloring to follow the recipe.