Question

Jack puts 1/3 pound of birdseed into his bird feeder every time he fills it. How many times can Jack fill his bird feeder with 4 pounds of birdseed?

Nerd help and steps

Answer 1

12

Explanation:

Answer 2

12 times

Explanation:

I'm not great at explaining, but I'll try! The question is basically asking how many times can 1/3 fit into 4. To do this, the easiest way is to divide. Usually, you can use a calculator to divided 4 by 1/3. (
`(4)/(1/3)`) But if you don't want to use a calculator, in problems like this you can usually multiply the whole number by the denominator. (The denominator is the lower number in a fraction, so in this case, the denominator is 3!) For example, if you multiplied 4 x 3, you'd get 12. That's the same answer as if you divided 4 by 1/3.

I hope I could help! I'm not the best at explaining the process.