Question

Emmett squeezed 1/3 cup of orange juice in 2 minutes. He divided to find how many cups of orange juice he could squeeze per minute, but he made a mistake. Which reason explains why his answer must be wrong?

Answer 1

Given:
1/3 cup of orange juice in 2 minutes

Unit rate is needed.

1/3 ÷ 2

Steps in dividing fractions.
1) Get the reciprocal of the 2nd fraction.
2 is the 2nd fraction. It is 2/1 in fraction form. Its reciprocal is 1/2
2) Multiply the 1st fraction to the reciprocal of the 2nd fraction

1/3 * 1/2 = 1*1 / 3*2 = 1/6 cup

Emmet can squeeze 1/6 cup of orange juice per minute.