Question

An area model has 4 shaded parts and 4 unshaded parts. The shaded parts are labeled one-half.

Emma and her 3 friends were thirsty, so she shared One-half gallon of lemonade equally among 4 people. How much lemonade did each person get?

One-half divided by 4 =
.

Answer 1

1/8 half-gallon or 1/16 full gallon

Explanation:

Emma and her 3 friends= Four people

Four people shared 1/2 gallon= 1/2 divided by 4

1/2 divided by 4= 1/8

Each person got 1/8 of the half gallon.

This would mean that out of a FULL gallon, they would get 1/16