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Mrs. Silverstein bought 3 mini cakes for a birthday party. She cuts each cake into quarters and plans to serve each guest 1 quarter of a cake. How many guests can she serve with all her cakes?
3 cakes times 4 quarters = 12 quarters
She can serve 12 guests
Mr. Pham has 1/4 pan of lasagna left in the refrigerator. He wants to cut the lasagna into equal slices so he can have it for dinner for 3 nights. How much lasagna will he eat each night?
1/4 pan divided by 3 nights = 1/12th pan each night
The perimeter of a square is 1/5 meter. Find the length of each side in meters.
1/5 meter divided by 4 sides = 1/20 of a meter
A pallet holding 5 identical crates weighs 1/4 ton. How many tons does each crate weigh?
1/4 ton divided by 5 crates = 1/20th of a ton each
Faye has 5 pieces of ribbon, each 1 yard long. She cuts each ribbon into sixths. a. How many sixths will she have after cutting all the ribbons?
5 ribbons divided by sixths = 30
1/20th ton = ______ pounds
1/20th ton = 1/20 x 1 ton
1/20 x 2000 pounds
1/20th ton = 100 pounds
1/20th of a meter = ______cm
1/20 meter - 1/20 x 1 meter
1/20 x 100 cm
1/20 meter = 5 cm
A glass pitcher is filled with water. 1/8 of the water is poured equally into 2 glasses. a. What fraction of the water is in each glass?
1/8 divided by 2 glasses = 1/16 of the pitcher
Faye has 5 pieces of ribbon, each 1 yard long. She cuts each ribbon into sixths. How long will each of the sixths be in inches?
1 yard divided by sixths = 1/6 yard
1/6 yard = 1/6 x 1 yard
1/6 x 36 inches
1/6 yard = 6 inches
If 1/16th of the pitcher is poured into 2 glasses, how many fluid ounces of water were in the full pitcher if each glass has 3 fluid ounces of water in it?
6 ounces times 16 = 96 ounces