Question

Rosie buys 1/2 of a watermelon at the farmer's market. She shares it equally with her two best friends. 1/2 divided by 3. How much of the watermelon will each get?

A. 1/8 watermelon
B. 1/6 watermelon
C. 1/5 watermelon
D. 3/2 watermelon

Answer 1

1/6 of the water melon... Look at it like a multiplication problem.

1 x 1 = 1
2 x 3 = 6

Answer 2

1/2 divide by 3 or 1/[2(3)] which will be equal to 1/6