Question

Amy has 4 pounds of raisins. She divides the raisins equally into 20 bags. How many pounds of raisins are in each bag? Tell how many zeros you had to write at the end of the dividend to solve.

Answer 1

0.2 pounds of raisins are in each bag.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many pounds of raisins are in each bag, you need to divide the total pounds of raisins (4 pounds) by the number of bags (20 bags).

= 4 pounds / 20 bags

= 0.2 pounds per bag.

To solve this problem, you didn't need to write any zeros at the end of the dividend because dividing 4 pounds by 20 bags resulted in a decimal answer without any zeros at the end.