Walker collected 1/2 of a pound of strawberries. he has to divide them equally among 5 wooden baskets. how many pounds of strawberries did walker put in each wooden basket.
Given: 1/2 pounds of strawberries 5 wooden baskets.
Simply divide 1/2 pounds by 5. It can be solved using fractions or decimals.
Using fractions: 1/2 ÷ 5 → 1/2 ÷ 5/1
Rules in dividing fractions. 1) Get the reciprocal of the 2nd fraction. 5/1 is the 2nd fraction, its reciprocal is 1/5 2) Multiply the 1st fraction with the reciprocal of the 2nd fraction.
1/2 * 1/5 = 1*1 / 2*5 = 1/10
Each wooden basket will have 1/10 pounds of strawberries.
