Explain: a group of students shared 3 rolls of clay equally. If each student got 1/2 a roll a day. How many students were in the group? Expalin
well if six students each get half a roll, you better start with three rolls :)
3/(1/2) = 3 * 2 = ?
3x1/2=6
To find out how many students were in the group, we can follow these steps:
1. Determine the total amount of clay shared: Since we know that the group received 3 rolls of clay, this is the total amount we are working with.
2. Calculate how much clay each student received daily: Given that each student got 1/2 a roll of clay per day, we need to understand the amount each student receives daily.
3. Divide the total clay by the amount given to each student: To find the number of students, we need to divide the total amount of clay by the daily allocation given to each student.
Let's go through the calculations:
Step 1: The total amount of clay shared among the students is 3 rolls.
Step 2: Each student received 1/2 a roll of clay daily.
Step 3: Dividing the total clay (3 rolls) by the amount given to each student (1/2 a roll) will give us the number of students.
2 (rolls) ÷ 1/2 (rolls/day) = 2 ÷ 1/2 = 2 * 2/1 = 4
Therefore, there were 4 students in the group.