Question

Ava has 7/9 pound of gummy bears. She put an equal portion into 4 goodie bags. How much does she put into each goodie bag?

Answer 1

Ava puts 7/36 pound of gummy bears into each of the 4 goodie bags by dividing the total amount she has, 7/9 pound, evenly among the bags.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question asks how much gummy bear Ava puts into each goodie bag if she divides 7/9 pound of gummy bears equally into 4 bags. To solve this problem, we would divide the total amount of gummy bears by the number of goodie bags.

Here is the step-by-step calculation:

1. Start with the total amount of gummy bears Ava has: 7/9 pound.
2. Since there are 4 goodie bags, divide 7/9 by 4 to find out how much goes into each bag: (7/9) / 4.
3. Simplify the division by multiplying by the reciprocal of 4, which is 1/4: (7/9) * (1/4).
4. Multiply the numerators together and the denominators together: (7 * 1) / (9 * 4) = 7/36.

Therefore, Ava puts 7/36 pound of gummy bears into each goodie bag.