Question

amy has 3 pounds of raisins. she divides the raisins equally int 12 bags. how many pounds of raisins are in each bag? tell how many zeros you had to write at the end of the divided to solve

Answer 1

there is a decimal between the 3 and the 0

Answer 2

May will have 0.25 pounds per bag.

Explanation:

We know that

• Amy has 3 pounds of raisins.
• She wants to divide it into 12 bags.

To now how many pounds will be in each bag, we have to divide

`3 \ lb / 12 \ bags = 0.25 \ lb/bag`

This means that May will have 0.25 pounds per bag, that is, a quarter pound of raisin in each bag.

If we divide this using the long method, we would have to add a zero to "3", because 3 is less than 12, so we have to transform it from "3" to "30". To be able to do that, we have to add a decimal point to the quotient, and then continue with the division.