Question

while working at a soup kitchen, ellen made a pot of vegetable soup to serve 25 people. she made 10 quarts of soup, and gave each person an equal portion. how much soup did each person get? write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number. quarts submit

Explanation:

Step1: Identify total soup and people

Total soup = 10 quarts, total people = 25.

Step2: Divide soup by people

To find per - person soup, calculate $\frac{10}{25}$. Simplify the fraction: $\frac{10\div5}{25\div5}=\frac{2}{5}$. Wait, no, wait. Wait, 10 quarts for 25 people. So the amount per person is $10\div25=\frac{10}{25}=\frac{2}{5}$? Wait, no, wait, maybe I misread. Wait, the problem says "made 10 quarts of soup, and gave each person an equal portion. How much soup did each person get?". So it's total soup (10 quarts) divided by number of people (25). So $10\div25=\frac{10}{25}=\frac{2}{5}$? Wait, no, 10 divided by 25: divide numerator and denominator by 5, we get $\frac{2}{5}$. Wait, but 10/25 is also equal to 0.4, but as a fraction, $\frac{2}{5}$. Wait, but let's check again. Total soup: 10 quarts. Number of people: 25. So per person: $10\div25=\frac{10}{25}=\frac{2}{5}$ quarts. Wait, but maybe I made a mistake. Wait, 10 divided by 25: 10/25 = 2/5. Yes.

Answer:

$\frac{2}{5}$