Question

A fancy restaurant put dishes of butter at each table. They divided 1/2 of a kilogram of butter evenly to put 1/8 of a kilogram in each dish. How many butter dishes did they fill?

Answer 1

4 butter dishes

Explanation:

To determine how many butter dishes the restaurant filled, calculate how many eighths go into a half.

To do this, divide one half by an eighth:

`\implies (1)/(2) / (1)/(8)`

When dividing fractions, flip the second fraction (make the numerator the denominator, and the denominator the numerator) then multiply it by the first fraction:

`\implies (1)/(2) * (8)/(1)`

`\implies (1 * 8)/(2 *1)`

`\implies (8)/(2)`

`\implies 4`

Therefore, the restaurant filled 4 butter dishes.

Answer 2

• 4 dishes

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Divide 1/2 of a kg butter by 1/8 of a kg pieces

• 1/2 ÷ 1/8 =
• 1/2 × 8 =
• 4