Question

For a school event, of the athletic field is reserved for the fifth-grade classes.

The reserved part of the field is divided equally among the 4 fifth-grade classes
in the school. What fraction of the whole athletic field is reserved for each
fifth-grade class?

Answer 1

One-third of the athletic field is reserved for the fifth-grade classes, and this area is divided equally among 4 classes. Each class is allocated 1/12 of the athletic field.

Step-by-step explanation:

For a school event, one-third of the athletic field is reserved for the fifth-grade classes. If this reserved part is divided equally among the 4 fifth-grade classes, we would need to divide one-third by 4 to find the fraction of the whole athletic field reserved for each fifth-grade class.

To calculate this, we use the division of fractions:
For each fifth-grade class = (1/3) ÷ 4 = (1/3) ÷ (4/1) = (1/3) × (1/4) = 1/12

Therefore, each fifth-grade class gets 1/12 of the athletic field.