To determine how many 3/4 cup servings of ice cream can be served from the two containers, we can follow these steps:
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Determine the total amount of ice cream: Each container has 12 cups of ice cream, and there are 2 containers. \[ \text{Total cups of ice cream} = 2 \text{ containers} \times 12 \text{ cups/container} = 24 \text{ cups} \]
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Convert the total cups of ice cream to servings: We want to find out how many 3/4 cup servings can be made from the total number of cups. To do this, we divide the total cups by the size of each serving. \[ \text{Number of servings} = \frac{\text{Total cups}}{\text{Serving size}} = \frac{24 \text{ cups}}{3/4 \text{ cups/serving}} \]
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Calculate the division by a fraction: Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal. The reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3. \[ \text{Number of servings} = 24 \text{ cups} \times \frac{4}{3} \]
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Perform the multiplication: \[ 24 \times \frac{4}{3} = \frac{24 \times 4}{3} = \frac{96}{3} = 32 \]
Therefore, the total number of 3/4 cup servings that can be served from the 2 containers of ice cream is 32 servings.