I was thinking that I have to multiply but that doesn't make sense. However, I am terrible at story problems.

A child's dose of medicine is 1/6 of a pre-measured dose cup. If the bottle of a medicine is the size of 9 doses, how many children's doses are there in the bottle?

You're right. Multiply: 9 * 6

thank you. I actually was thinking I needed to multiply and then divide but I should divide first, which would inclue inverting the 1/6 into 6/1. Duh.

My thought processes were simpler.

We get 6 child's doses in one pre-measured cup.

To solve this problem, you need to understand the relationship between the size of the bottle, the dose cup, and the number of children's doses in the bottle. Let's break it down step by step:

1. The problem tells us that a child's dose of medicine is 1/6 of a pre-measured dose cup. So if we can determine the size of the dose cup, we can figure out how much medicine is in each child's dose.

2. We are given that the bottle of medicine is the size of 9 doses. This means that the entire bottle contains enough medicine for 9 doses. To find out how much medicine is in each dose, we need to divide the total amount by 9.

3. However, since a child's dose is only 1/6 of the dose cup, we need to further divide the amount in each dose by 1/6. This will give us the amount of medicine in each child's dose.

Let's do the calculations step by step:

1. Determine the amount of medicine in each dose:
- The bottle contains enough medicine for 9 doses.
- Divide the total amount of medicine by 9 to find the amount in each dose.

2. Calculate the amount of medicine in each child's dose:
- Divide the amount in each dose by 1/6 to find the amount in each child's dose.

Here's a breakdown of the calculations:

Step 1: Determine the amount of medicine in each dose:
- Total amount of medicine in the bottle = 9 doses

Step 2: Calculate the amount of medicine in each child's dose:
- Amount in each dose = Total amount of medicine / 9
- Amount in each child's dose = Amount in each dose / 1/6 = (Amount in each dose) * (6/1)

By following this approach, you should be able to find the number of children's doses in the bottle.