Question

michael and bernard each made a bowl of punch. bernard used 1 3/4 times as much lemonade as michael did. if michael used 5 cups of lemonade, how many cups of lemonade did bernard use? write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Explanation:

Step1: Convert mixed - number to improper fraction

$1\frac{3}{4}=\frac{1\times4 + 3}{4}=\frac{7}{4}$

Step2: Multiply by Michael's amount

$5\times\frac{7}{4}=\frac{5\times7}{4}=\frac{35}{4}=8\frac{3}{4}$

Answer:

$8\frac{3}{4}$