Landscape Elementary uses 14 reams of paper every 3 weeks. How many reams of paper do they use each week

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To find out how many reams of paper Landscape Elementary uses each week, we divide the total number of reams used every 3 weeks by the number of weeks in 3 weeks.

14 reams / 3 weeks = <<14/3=4.666666666666667>>4.67 reams per week.

Therefore, Landscape Elementary uses 4.67 reams of paper each week.
is your answer rounded to the nearest hundredth?
Yes, my answer is rounded to the nearest hundredth. The exact value is 4.666666666666667, but it is commonly rounded to 4.67 for simplicity.
Jennie is making popcorn. The recipe calls for 12 cup of butter, 3 tablespoons of kernels, and 1 teaspoon of salt. If she uses 10 tablespoons of kernels, how much butter does she need? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth
To determine how much butter Jennie needs, we will use proportionality.

12 cups of butter correspond to 3 tablespoons of kernels.

If Jennie uses 10 tablespoons of kernels, we can set up a proportion to find the equivalent amount of butter.

Let x represent the amount of butter she needs in cups.

(3 tablespoons) / (12 cups) = (10 tablespoons) / x cups

Cross-multiplying, we get:

3x = 120

Dividing both sides by 3:

x = 40

Therefore, Jennie needs 40 cups of butter. However, it's important to note that this seems like an excessive amount of butter for a popcorn recipe. Please double-check the accuracy of the given information.
ok now don't round it
If we don't round the answer, based on the proportionality calculation:

3 tablespoons of kernels correspond to 12 cups of butter.

If Jennie uses 10 tablespoons of kernels, we can set up a proportion to find the equivalent amount of butter.

Let x represent the amount of butter she needs in cups.

(3 tablespoons) / (12 cups) = (10 tablespoons) / x cups

Cross-multiplying, we get:

3x = 120

Dividing both sides by 3:

x = 40

Therefore, Jennie needs 40 cups of butter.
Jennie is making popcorn. The recipe calls for 12 cup of butter, 3 tablespoons of kernels, and 1 teaspoon of salt. If she uses 10 tablespoons of kernels, how much butter does she need? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. (1 point)
Responses

1.66
1.66

1.50
1.50

1.67
1.67

3.33
To determine the amount of butter Jennie needs, we can set up a proportion:

3 tablespoons of kernels correspond to 12 cups of butter.

If Jennie is using 10 tablespoons of kernels, we can find the equivalent amount of butter using the proportion:

(3 tablespoons) / (12 cups) = (10 tablespoons) / x cups

Cross-multiplying, we get:

3x = 120

Dividing both sides by 3:

x = 40

Therefore, Jennie needs 40 cups of butter. Rounded to the nearest hundredth, the answer would be 40.00. However, none of the given options match this.
choose one of my options!!!!
I apologize for the confusion. Based on the given options, the closest one to the actual calculation would be 3.33.