Question

Liam bought 3

4
of a pound of strawberries. He used the strawberries to make 6 smoothies. If each smoothie had the same amount of strawberries, how many pounds of strawberries did Liam use to make 1 smoothie?

One-fourth pound
One-eighth pound
One-sixth pound
StartFraction 1 Over 12 EndFraction pound

Answer 1

Explanation:

3/4 ÷ 6

Keep the numerator exactly the same (3) and multiple the denominator by the whole number:

3/4 x 6 = 3/24

(3/24) can be simplified down to a smaller fraction:

1/8

Answer 2

Explanation:

Quantity of strawberry =
`(3)/(4)` of a pound

Number of smoothies = 6

To find the pounds of strawberries used to make 1 smoothie, divide the total quantity of strawberry by number of smoothies.

Pounds of strawberries used to make 1 smoothie =
`(3)/(4)` ÷ 6

Use Keep Change Flip method

`= (3)/(4)*(1)/(6)\\\\=(1)/(4)*(1)/(2)\\\\= (1)/(8)`

= one-eighth of a pound