Question

I have 5/6 of a chocolate candy bar. I would like to give each person one-fourth of a candy bar. How many one-fourths can I make out of the chocolate candy bar? Model the problem.

a) 4 one-fourths
b) 5 one-fourths
c) 3 one-fourths
d) 2 one-fourths

Answer 1

You can make 3 and 1/3 one-fourths out of the chocolate candy bar.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many one-fourths can be made out of the chocolate candy bar, we need to divide the candy bar into one-fourth portions.

Given that you have 5/6 of a candy bar, we can represent this as 5/6 ÷ 1/4. To divide fractions, we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction.

So, 5/6 ÷ 1/4 is equivalent to 5/6 × 4/1 which simplifies to (5 × 4) / (6 × 1) = 20/6 = 10/3.

Therefore, you can make 10/3 or 3 and 1/3 one-fourths out of the chocolate candy bar.