Answer:
[tex]\frac{5}{3}[/tex] batches of cookies.
Step-by-step explanation:
We have been Alister has 5 half pound chocolate bars. The amount of chocolate bars would be [tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex] pounds.
We have been given that it takes 1 1/2 pounds of chocolate, broken into chunks, to make a batch of cookies.
To find the number of batches that Alister can make from [tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex] pounds, we will divide [tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex] pounds by [tex]1\frac{1}{2}[/tex] pounds.
[tex]\text{Number of batches of cookies}=\frac{5}{2}\div 1\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
[tex]\text{Number of batches of cookies}=\frac{5}{2}\div \frac{3}{2}[/tex]
Convert to multiplication problem:
[tex]\text{Number of batches of cookies}=\frac{5}{2}\times \frac{2}{3}[/tex]
[tex]\text{Number of batches of cookies}=\frac{5}{3}[/tex]
Therefore, Alister can make only [tex]\frac{5}{3}[/tex] batches of cookies with the chocolate he has on hand.
