Question

Mary bought 12 pounds of blueberries to make 5 pies. She divided the blueberries evenly. How many pounds of blueberries were in each pie? Show your work using a fraction model and the problem.

Answer 1

2.4 pounds of blueberries pure pie
12/4

Answer 2

there were 2.4 pounds of pie in each pie as 12/5 = 2.4 and 2.4+2.4+2.4+2.4+2.4 = 12 pounds of bluberry in each pie