Question

Chamberlin wants to bottle 1\8 of her apple cider. She pours the apple cider evenly among 6 bottles. What fraction of her apple cider will she put in each bottle? What expression could represent this situation?

Answer 1

1/8÷6 It simple when u do the math

Answer 2

a)
`(1)/(48)` of her apple cider.

b)
`6x=(1)/(8)`

Explanation:

1. Let's call the amount of her apple cider she will put in each bottle:
`x`

2. You know that she wants to bottle 1\8 of her apple cider and she pours it among 6 bottles.

3. Therefore, keeping the information above on mind, you can write the following expression:

`6x=(1)/(8)`

4. When you solve for x, you obtain the following result:

`x=(1)/(8*6)=(1)/(48)`