Question

Ella's bird feeder holds

8
16
of a cup of birdseed. Ella is filling the bird feeder with a scoop that holds
2
8
of a cup. How many scoops of birdseed will Ella put into the feeder? Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer 1

To find out how many scoops of birdseed Ella will put into the feeder, you can divide the capacity of the bird feeder by the capacity of each scoop.

Bird feeder capacity: 16/8 cup
Scoop capacity: 2/8 cup

Now, divide the bird feeder capacity by the scoop capacity:

(16/8) ÷ (2/8)

To simplify this division, you can cancel out the common factor of 8 in the numerator and denominator:

(16/8) ÷ (2/8) = (16/8) * (8/2)

Now, multiply the fractions:

(16/8) * (8/2) = 16/2

Finally, simplify the fraction:

16/2 = 8

So, Ella will put 8 scoops of birdseed into the feeder.