Question

Mr. Ortega is buying a ham. He wants to divide it into 6-ounce servings for 12 people. Write and solve a division equation to find what size ham Mr. Ortega should buy.

Answer 1

division equation

x/6 = 12

The size he should buy = 72 ounces

Explanation:

Mr Ortega bought a ham. He wants to divide it into 6 ounce serving for 12 people . The division equation to find what size of ham Mr Ortega should buy is represented below.

Mr Ortega wants to share for each person 6 ounce serving for 12 people.

Let the amount of ounce he will buy = x ounces

Therefore, the division equation to find what size of hams Mr Ortega should buy will be

x/6 = 12

To find x we cross multiply

x = 12 × 6

x = 72 ounces