Question

Pete grew basil this summer and used it to make (4)/(5) of a container of pesto sauce. How many containers were each portion if he split it into eight equal portions to freeze for later?

a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5

Answer 1

To find out how many containers each portion of pesto sauce would be, divide the amount of pesto sauce by the number of portions. Each portion of pesto sauce would be 2 containers.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many containers each portion of pesto sauce would be after splitting it into eight equal portions, we need to divide the amount of pesto sauce by the number of portions. Pete made (4/5) of a container of pesto sauce, which is equivalent to 4 parts out of 5. So, if we divide 4 parts by 8 portions, each portion will be (4/8) of a container.

To simplify (4/8), we can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 4. This gives us 1/2. Therefore, each portion of pesto sauce would be 1/2 of a container.

So, the correct answer is a. 2. Each portion of pesto sauce would be 2 containers.