Question

Here is an expression 3/5 divided by 1/4 ​Which situation matches this expression?

Which situation matches this expression?

A: An athlete runs 3/5 kilometers in 4 minutes. At that rate, how many kilometers does the athlete run in 1 minute?

B: A teacher fills an empty white pitcher with 3/5 gallons of water and an empty blue pitcher with 1/4 gallon of water. How many more gallons of water are now in the white pitcher than in the blue pitcher?

C: Mr. Smith has 3/5 pounds of beans. He uses 1/4 pound of beans each week. At the rate, for how many weeks will beans last?

D: A worker cuts pieces of string that are each 3/5 yards in length. How many pieces of string can the worker cut from a piece of string that is 1/4 yard in length?

Answer 1

C

Explanation:

To find A you have to divide 3/5 by 4 so that would not work.

To find B you have to subtract 1/4 from 3/5 and that doesn't match the problem.

To find C you do divide 3/5 by 1/4 which matches the problem.

And lastly for D you would divide 1/4 by 3/5 which is the opposite of what the question is asking for.