Joslani is making slime and the recipe calls for 58

Question

teaspoon of coloring. He only has a 18
measuring tool available. How many times will he need to fill his measuring spoon to have enough coloring to follow the recipe? whats the answer

Answer 1

To determine how many times Joslani needs to fill his \( \frac{1}{8} \) teaspoon measuring tool to achieve \( \frac{5}{8} \) teaspoon of coloring, you can divide the total amount of coloring needed by the amount he can measure at once.

1. Convert \( \frac{5}{8} \) teaspoon to an equivalent fraction based on the \( \frac{1}{8} \) teaspoon measurement:

\[ \frac{5}{8} \div \frac{1}{8} = \frac{5}{8} \times \frac{8}{1} = 5 \]

This tells us that he needs to fill his measuring spoon 5 times to have enough coloring for the slime recipe.