Question

A new pizzeria offers mini-pizzas. Each mini-pizza is topped with 1/4 cup of pizza sauce and 1/3 cup of cheese.

1) A jar of pizza sauce contains 7/4 cups. If each mini-pizza is topped with exactly the same amount of sauce, which expression could be used to calculate the number of mini-pizzas that could be served from one jar of sauce?

A) 7/4 ÷ 4
B) 7/4 ÷ 1/4
C) 1/4 ÷ 7/4
D) 1/4 ÷ 4/7

2) A package of shredded cheese contains 2 cups. If each mini-pizza is topped exactly with the same amount of cheese, how many mini-pizzas can be made from one package of shredded cheese?

A) 3
B) 6
C) 8
D) 9

Answer 1

#1 is B and #2 is B!

Answer 2

1) B

2) B

explanation — for #1, i think of each jar is 7/4, and each pizza is 1/4. so, you would be dividing 7/4 equally amongst 1/4s (each mini pizza.). and for #2, 2 cups as a compatible fraction would be 6/3. 6/3 divided among 1/3 cups ( 1/3 for each pizza) you would get 6.