Question

Ben is repackaging a 45-pound bag of rice into 8 smaller bags. How much rice is going to be in each smaller bags?

Answer 1

5.625 pounds of rice

Answer 2

Each bag of rice is going to have 1/8 of the original amount, or 1/8 of 45.
45/8 = 5.625.
Each rice bag will have 5.625 pounds of rice.