Question

Solve the application problem.

The Sweetest Jelly Company sells jellies in 3/4
pound jars. How many jars can be filled from 12 pounds of jelly?

Answer 1

1/16

Explanation:

= 3/4 divided by 12

= 3/4*1/12

= 1/16

Answer 2

12 ÷ 3/4 = 12 × 4/3 = 48/3 = 16

Explanation:

We know that each jar contains 3/4 of a pound of jelly. To find out how many jars we can fill with 12 pounds of jelly, we need to divide 12 by 3/4.

To divide by a fraction, we can flip the fraction and multiply.

So:

12 ÷ 3/4 = 12 × 4/3 = 48/3 = 16

Therefore, we can fill 16 jars with 12 pounds of jelly.