Total quarts of tea available = 15 1/2
In improper fraction, that is:
[tex]15\frac{1}{2}=\frac{31}{2}[/tex]Each teacher will get = 7/8 quarts
To find the number of teachers, we divide total quarts of tea available by amount each teacher gets. Thus, we can:
[tex]\frac{\frac{31}{2}}{\frac{7}{8}}[/tex]To divide a fraction by another fraction, we multiply the fraction by the denominator fraction's reciprocal and get our answer to be (shown below):
[tex]\frac{31}{2}\times\frac{8}{7}=\frac{124}{7}=17.71[/tex]Disregarding the fractional amount,
We can say, that 17 teachers can get 7/8 quarts each.
Answer: 17 teachers