A baker has a container with 1/4 pounds 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 divided by 8. which shows another way to solve the problem?
Another way to solve the problem is to think about the concept of dividing fractions. If the baker wants to use an equal amount of blueberries on 8 desserts, they need to divide the 1/4 pound of blueberries into 8 equal parts.
To do this, you can multiply the 1/4 pound of blueberries by the reciprocal of 8, which is 1/8.
(1/4) x (1/8) = 1/32
This means that the baker will use 1/32 pound of blueberries on each dessert.