Jerri was using a recipe for a large cake that required one-third of a tablespoon of cinnamon. Instead of making one large cake, Jerri decided to use the recipe to make four small cakes. How much cinnamon should she use for each of the four small cakes?
A.1/12 of a tablespoon
B. 4/3 of a tablespoon
C. 1/4 of a tablespoon
D.1/3 of a tablespoon
If the recipe requires one-third of a tablespoon of cinnamon for a large cake, then each small cake should use one-fourth of that amount since there are four small cakes in total.
One-fourth of one-third is equal to 1/4 * 1/3 = 1/12 of a tablespoon.
Therefore, Jerri should use 1/12 of a tablespoon of cinnamon for each of the four small cakes.
The correct answer is A. 1/12 of a tablespoon.
To find out how much cinnamon Jerri should use for each of the four small cakes, we need to divide the original amount of cinnamon by the number of cakes.
The original amount of cinnamon is one-third of a tablespoon. Therefore, to find the amount for each small cake, we divide one-third by four.
Calculating this division, we get:
1/3 ÷ 4 = 1/12
So, Jerri should use 1/12 of a tablespoon of cinnamon for each of the four small cakes.
Therefore, the correct answer is A. 1/12 of a tablespoon.
To find out how much cinnamon should be used for each of the four small cakes, we need to divide the amount of cinnamon required for the large cake by the number of small cakes.
The recipe requires one-third of a tablespoon of cinnamon for the large cake.
So, to find how much cinnamon should be used for each small cake, we divide one-third of a tablespoon by four (the number of small cakes).
Calculating the division: (1/3) ÷ 4 = 1/3 × 1/4 = 1/12
Therefore, each of the four small cakes should use 1/12 of a tablespoon of cinnamon.
The correct answer is A. 1/12 of a tablespoon.