Mr. Gravelin is making my friend cheese. He has 6 1/2 half cups shredded cheese. He needs to put between four bowls how much cheese will have.

Answer 1

To determine how much cheese Mr. Gravelin will put in each bowl, we need to divide the total amount of cheese he has by the number of bowls.

He has 6 1/2 half cups of shredded cheese. First, let's convert 6 1/2 halves into cups:

• There are 2 halves in 1 full cup.
• So, 6 1/2 half cups is equivalent to \( \frac{6.5}{2} = 3.25 \) cups.

Next, we divide this amount by the 4 bowls:

\[ \text{Amount of cheese per bowl} = \frac{3.25 \text{ cups}}{4} = 0.8125 \text{ cups} \]

To convert 0.8125 cups into a more practical measurement, we can express it as:

• 0.8125 cups is the same as 0.8125 × 16 tablespoons = 13 tablespoons (since 1 cup = 16 tablespoons).

Thus, Mr. Gravelin can put approximately 0.8125 cups or 13 tablespoons of cheese in each bowl.