Question

Henry has 52/9 ounces of dark chocolate, which he hopes to make tiny chocolategravestones with. How many gravestones can he make if one gravestone consumes 2/9of an ounce of the chocolate?

Answer 1

It is given that Henry has 52/9 ounces of dark chocolate.

Each gravestone requires 2/9 ounces of dark chocolate.

Hence the number of gravstones that can be made is given by:

$\begin{gathered} \frac{\frac{52}{9}}{\frac{2}{9}}=\frac{52}{9}\times\frac{9}{2} \\ =\frac{52}{2} \\ =26 \end{gathered}$

Hence the number of gravestones possible is 26.