Sasha wants to make 8 batches of soup. She has six pounds of potatoes. If 1 batch requires 3/4 pounds of potatoes. Does she have enough potatos to make 8 batches? Show work please

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Yes she does, because 6lbs/.75lbs = 8
Yes she does have enough because if I rephrase the question which is Sasha wants to make 8 batches of soup. She has six pounds of potatoes. If 1 batch requires 3/4 pounds of potatoes. Does she have enough potatoes to make 8 batches. Ok we know that we have to turn the fraction into a decimal so the decimal for 3/4 is .75, right. So the way I do it since I know .75 is divisible by 8 and 6. We turn it into groups of 4 and each group has (2) .75 which is 1.50
1.50 equals two batches right. Multiply 1.50 times four and it equals the number of batches needed and the total potatoes.