Let's solve this problem step by step!
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Find out how much ice cream we have in total.
We have 2 containers of ice cream, and each container has 12 cups.
To find the total cups of ice cream, we can do a multiplication:
\[ 2 \text{ containers} \times 12 \text{ cups per container} = 24 \text{ cups of ice cream} \]
So, we have 24 cups of ice cream in total. -
Understand the size of each serving.
We know that each serving is \(\frac{3}{4}\) cup. To make it easier, let's also think of this as a fraction of a cup. -
Find out how many servings we can get from 24 cups.
To find out how many \(\frac{3}{4}\) cup servings we can make from 24 cups, we can divide the total cups by the size of each serving:
\[ 24 \text{ cups} \div \frac{3}{4} \text{ cup per serving} \]When we divide by a fraction, we can multiply by its reciprocal (this just means flipping the fraction).
So, \(\frac{3}{4}\) flipped is \(\frac{4}{3}\). Now we can multiply:
\[ 24 \text{ cups} \times \frac{4}{3} \] -
Calculate the multiplication.
First, we can change 24 into a fraction:
\[ 24 = \frac{24}{1} \]
Now we multiply:
\[ \frac{24}{1} \times \frac{4}{3} = \frac{24 \times 4}{1 \times 3} = \frac{96}{3} \] -
Divide to find out how many servings.
Now we just need to divide 96 by 3:
\[ 96 \div 3 = 32 \]
So, the ice cream shop can serve 32 servings of \(\frac{3}{4}\) cups of ice cream from the 2 containers.
Great job! Now you know how to figure out how many servings of ice cream can be made!