Question

omar has $2\frac{1}{4}$ cups of dough to make dumplings. if he uses $\frac{1}{16}$ cup of dough for each dumpling, how many whole dumplings can omar make?

Explanation:

Step1: Convert mixed number to improper fraction

$2\frac{1}{4} = \frac{2\times4 + 1}{4} = \frac{9}{4}$

Step2: Divide total dough by dough per dumpling

$\frac{9}{4} \div \frac{1}{16} = \frac{9}{4} \times 16$

Step3: Calculate the product

$\frac{9\times16}{4} = 9\times4 = 36$

Answer:

36