A baker has a container with 1 4 pound of blueberries. The baker wants to use an equal amount of blueberries on 8 desserts. How many blueberries will the baker use on each dessert? Alex solves the problem by finding 1 4 ÷ 8 . Which shows another way to solve the problem?
Another way to solve the problem is to divide the total amount of blueberries (1 4 pound) by the number of desserts (8). This can be done by converting the mixed number 1 4 to an improper fraction: 4/4 + 1/4 = 5/4. Then, divide 5/4 by 8 to get 5/32 pounds of blueberries per dessert.
