Monique made several batches of soup. Each batch required 3/4 of a pound of potatoes. She used a total of 6 1/2 pounds. How many batches did she make?

8 batches

in workings show whats left over but not counted.

As a batch its a whole number as the multiplier will usually be the fraction

and fraction / fraction should always show fraction but the whole number given with a remainder can be shown if not a whole number.

Step-by-step explanation:

6 1/2 = 6.5

and ;

3/4 of a pound = 0.75  of 1 pound

6.5 / 0.75 = 8.7         or in full workings write = 8.66667

8.7/ 1 = 8 batches with 0.7 or 0.66667 left over

Answer In fraction for exam question given in fraction  8.7 = 8  batches

with  7/10 left over.

step-by-step explanation:

part a. the differences are decreasing, so we know the sequence is not arithmetic. the ratios are constant (=3/4), so we know the sequence is geometric.

part b. from part a, we know the common ratio is 3/4, so each term is 3/4 of the one before. the initial term is the number of gallons at h=1.

g[h] = (3/4)·g[h-1]

g[1] = 384 . . . . initial value required for a recursive definition

part c. the general formula for a geometric sequence is

a[n] = a[1]·r^(n-1)

we have a[1] = 384, r = 3/4, and the term number given by h. the formula that follows is

g[h] = 384·(3/4)^(h-1)

part d. filling in the value and doing the arithmetic, we have

g[12] = 384·(3/4)^11 ≈ 384·0.042235136 ≈ 16.2183 . . gallons

part e. each gallon is 4 quarts, so

16.2183 gal × 4 qt/gal = 64.8732 qt

in total they made   333.74 your welcome : d