Question

Brett has  of a pound of almonds to divide equally among 4 bags. Find the amount of almonds that will be in each bag. Explain how to write an expression and solve the problem. 

Answer 1

Sample Response: The dividend is 2/3 and the divisor is 4. The expression to solve the problem is 2/3 ÷ 4. Multiply by the reciprocal. 2/3 × 1/4 = 2/12, and 2/12 can be simplified to 1/6. Brett can divide the almonds equally by putting 1/6 of a pound of almonds in each of the 4 bags.

Answer 2

Given:
1 pound of almonds
4 bags

We simply divide the 1 pound by 4. Each bag will have 1/4 pound of almond. 

1 pound is also equivalent to 16 ounces. So, each bag contains 4 ounces of almonds. 

We need to use a weighing scale to ensure that each bag contains the same weight of almonds.