Question

Corrine picked 1/4 gallon of blackberries. She poured the berries equally into 4 containers. What fraction of a gallon is in each container?​

Answer 1

1/16 th of a gallon in each container.

Explanation:

That would be 1/4 divided by 4.

1/4 / 4

= 1/4 * 1/4

= 1/16.

Answer 2

1/16

Explanation:

In the starting, Corrine had 1/4 gallon of blackberries. Now, she poured the berries equally into 4 containers. Therefore, the amount of berries in each container is:1/4 : 4=1/16​

Thus, each container has 1/16 of a gallon of blackberries.