Chin hock bought 3/5 kg of minced mutton .He divided the mutton into 6 equal portions .
(a)find the mass ,in kilograms ,of I portion of mutton.
(b)find the total mass ,in kilograms ,of 4 portions of mutton
What is (1/6)(3/5) kg ?
What is 4(1/6)(3/5) kg ?
To solve this problem, you need to use fractions and division. Here's how you can find the answers to the questions:
(a) To find the mass of one portion of mutton, you can divide the total mass of minced mutton by the number of portions. Chin Hock bought 3/5 kg of minced mutton and divided it into 6 equal portions. So, you can calculate the mass of one portion by dividing 3/5 kg by 6.
3/5 kg divided by 6 = (3/5) * (1/6) kg = (3 * 1) / (5 * 6) kg = 3/30 kg = 1/10 kg
Therefore, one portion of mutton weighs 1/10 kg or 0.1 kg.
(b) To find the total mass of four portions of mutton, you can multiply the mass of one portion by the number of portions. We already know that one portion weighs 1/10 kg. So, you can calculate the total mass of four portions by multiplying 1/10 kg by 4.
1/10 kg * 4 = (1/10) * 4 kg = 4/10 kg = 2/5 kg
Therefore, the total mass of four portions of mutton is 2/5 kg or 0.4 kg.