Respuesta :

(2 1/2 bottles)/(1/2 bottle / batch) = (5/2)/(1/2) batches = 5 batches

Tim made 5 batches of salsa.
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Information Given
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1/2 bottle = 1 batch 

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Find how many [tex] \frac{1}{2} [/tex] bottles are there in [tex]2 \frac{1}{2} [/tex] bottles
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[tex]2 \dfrac{1}{2} \div \dfrac{1}{2} [/tex]

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Change to improper fraction
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[tex]\dfrac{5}{2} \div \dfrac{1}{2} [/tex]

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Convert the divide fraction to multiply fraction
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[tex]\dfrac{5}{2} \times \dfrac{2}{1} [/tex]

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Combine the fraction
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[tex]\dfrac{10}{2} [/tex]

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Answer
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[tex]5[/tex]

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Answer: He made 5 batches of salsa
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