Answer: Ryan will be able to fill 9 mugs.
Step-by-step explanation:
Total quarts of hot chocolate made by Ron = [tex]7\dfrac{7}{8}[/tex] quarts.
It can be written as [tex]\dfrac{7(8)+7}{8}=\dfrac{63}{8}[/tex]
Each mug holds [tex]\dfrac{7}{8}[/tex] of a quart.
Then by division operation, the number of mugs Ryan will be able to fill :-
Total quarts of hot chocolate ÷ Quarts of hot chocolate hold by each mug.
=[tex]\dfrac{63}{8}\div\dfrac{7}{8}\\\\=\dfrac{63}{8}\times\dfrac{8}{7}=9[/tex]
Hence, Ryan will be able to fill 9 mugs.
