Question

A fancy restaurant put out small dishes of butter at each table. They divided 1/2 of a poundof butter evenly and filled 4 dishes. How much butter did they put in each dish?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number,

Answer 1

We know that they divided 1/2 of a pound of butter evenly and filled 4 dishes.

So, we can represent the situation if we divide 1/2 by 4

`\frac{(1)/(2)\text{ of a pound of butter}}{4\text{ dishes}}`

Then, to know how much butter they put in each dish we must simplify the fraction

Finally, simplifying the fraction we obtain

`((1)/(2))/((4)/(1))=(1)/(4\cdot2)=(1)/(8)`

So, they put 1/8 of a pound of butter in each dish.