Question

Six girls share 5 pints of milk equally what fraction of a pint of milk does each girl get?

Answer 1

To answer this we need to divide 5 by 6.

First we need to convert the numbers to fractions (since we need a fraction for an answer).


`(5)/(1) (6)/(1)`

When dividing fraction, multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction. (A reciprocal is an upside down fraction)


`(5)/(1) * (1)/(6) = (5)/(6)`

The answer is
`(5)/(6)`

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