Haley

Haley collected 1/2 of a bin of glass bottles to recycle. Tiana collected 2 3/4 times as many bins as Haley. How many bins of bottles did Tiana collect?

Correct answer:

T =  1 ³⁄₈ = 11/8

Step-by-step explanation:

$$\begin{gathered} H=\frac{1}{2}=0.5 \\ r=2\frac{3}{4}=2+\frac{3}{4}=\frac{2\cdot 4+3}{4}=\frac{8+3}{4}=\frac{11}{4}=2\frac{3}{4}=2.75 \\ T=r\cdot H=\frac{11}{4}\cdot \frac{1}{2}=\frac{11\cdot 1}{4\cdot 2}=\frac{11}{8}=1\frac{3}{8}=1.375 \end{gathered}$$

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