your making a cake you have 6 1/2 of flour you need to split that into 4 bowls how much flour will be in each bowl
in fraction form
To divide 6 1/2 of flour into 4 bowls, you would need to find 6 1/2 divided by 4.
To divide fractions, you multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction. In this case, you would multiply 6 1/2 by 1/4.
First, convert 6 1/2 to an improper fraction:
6 1/2 = (2 * 6 + 1)/2 = 13/2
Now, multiply 13/2 by 1/4:
(13/2) * (1/4) = 13/8
So, there would be 13/8 of flour in each bowl.
13/8 as a mixed fraction
To express 13/8 as a mixed fraction:
Divide the numerator (13) by the denominator (8).
13 ÷ 8 = 1 remainder 5
The whole number is 1 and the remainder is 5. So, the mixed fraction representation of 13/8 is:
1 5/8
To divide 6 1/2 cups of flour into 4 bowls equally, you can follow these steps:
1. Convert the mixed number 6 1/2 into an improper fraction:
6 1/2 = (6 * 2 + 1)/2 = 13/2
2. Divide the total amount of flour by the number of bowls:
13/2 ÷ 4 = 13/2 × 1/4 = 13/8
So, each bowl will have 13/8 cups of flour.