Question

Charlotte bought 1/3 of a kilogram of clay for the students in her pottery class. She then divided the clay evenly into pieces that were 1/6 of a kilogram. Into how many pieces did Charlotte divide the clay?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer 1

Charlotte divided the clay into 2 pieces and if you want an answer to be a fraction. So it's 1/2

Explanation:

First multiply.

1/3 kilogram * 1/3 kilogram to get 2/6 so it'll have the same number as 1/6.

Next adding

2/6 + 1/6 to get 3/6

Now, simplify the fraction 3/6:

3/6 divided by 2 = 1/2

I hope this helps :D