Sam needs 7 1/2 cups of orange juice to make punch for a group of her friends. She only has 5 1/3 cups. Write and solve an equation to represent how many more cups of orange juice Sam needs

Answer :

Answer:

Equation is [tex]x+\frac{16}{3}=\frac{15}{2}[/tex] where [tex]x[/tex] denotes number of cups of orange juice needed by Sam.

[tex]x=\frac{13}{6}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Let [tex]x[/tex] denotes number of cups of orange juice needed by Sam.

Number of cups needed to make punch [tex]=7\frac{1}{2} =\frac{15}{2}[/tex]

Number of cups with Sam [tex]=5\frac{1}{3}=\frac{16}{3}[/tex]

Therefore,

[tex]x+\frac{16}{3}=\frac{15}{2}\\\\x= \frac{15}{2}-\frac{16}{3}\\\\x=\frac{45-32}{6}\\\\x=\frac{13}{6}[/tex]