Dan has 5 lb of rhubarb. He has 4
rhubarb recipes, and uses 1/4 of his
rhubarb in each. How many pounds of
rhubarb are in each recipe?
Please answer and explain.
5/4 = 1 1/4 lbs. in each recipe
ThanKS
You're welcome.
To find out how many pounds of rhubarb are in each recipe, we need to divide the total amount of rhubarb (5 lb) by the number of recipes (4) and then multiply that by the fraction of rhubarb used in each recipe (1/4).
Step 1: Divide the total amount of rhubarb (5 lb) by the number of recipes (4):
5 lb ÷ 4 = 1.25 lb
The quotient tells us how much rhubarb each recipe will roughly have.
Step 2: Multiply the quotient by the fraction of rhubarb used in each recipe (1/4):
1.25 lb × 1/4 = 0.3125 lb
Hence, there are approximately 0.3125 pounds of rhubarb in each recipe.