When 1 cup of popcorn kernels are popped, they create 5 bowls of popped corn. How many bowls of popcorn would 8 cups of kernels produce?(2 points)

Responses

5/8 bowls

4 7/8 bowls

5 1/8 bowls

40 bowls

1 answer

If 1 cup of popcorn kernels produces 5 bowls of popped corn, then 8 cups of kernels would produce:

\[ 8 , \text{cups} \times 5 , \text{bowls/cup} = 40 , \text{bowls} \]

So, the correct answer is 40 bowls.