Xander and Pedro are at an ice cream social. For every scoop of ice cream, Xander uses 𝟣𝟪1 eighth cup of fruit topping. Pedro uses one more tablespoon of fruit topping than the number of scoops. If Xander and Pedro each use the same amount of fruit topping, how many scoops of ice cream does each use?

Answer 1

Let s be the number of scoops Xander uses and t be the number of tablespoons of fruit topping Pedro uses. We know that s * 1/8 = t and t = s + 1.
Substituting the second equation into the first equation, we get s * 1/8 = s + 1.
Multiplying both sides by 8, we get s = 8s + 8.
Subtracting 8s from both sides, we get -7s = 8.
Dividing both sides by -7, we get s = -8/7.
Since we can't have a negative number of scoops, Pedro must have used a negative number of tablespoons of fruit topping, which is impossible. Thus, Pedro and Xander cannot have used the same amount of fruit topping. Answer: \boxed{\text{Not possible}}.