Question

Gina bought a pound of cheese and used 1/4 of it. She split the rest into 5 equal portions for lunch during the week. Which expression represents the fraction of the remaining cheese Gina eats for lunch each day?

a. 3/4 divided by 5
b. 5 divided by 3/4
c. 1/4 minus 5
d. 1/4 divided by 5

Answer 1

The right expression is Option A - 3/4 divided by 5

Explanation:

The whole cheese is 1.

Since she ate 1/4 of it, thus, she has,

1 - 1/4 = 3/4 left.

Now she split this remaining cheese into 5 places. Thus, it is expressed as;

(3/4) ÷ 5

This corresponds with option A