Question

In a store, 60 cans of soup are arranged to be displayed in 10 equal rows. why does the fraction 10/60 not represent this situation? explain.

Answer 1

Answer:  the explanation is given below.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that in a store, 60 cans of soup are arranged to be displayed in 10 equal rows.

We are to explain the reason behind the fraction $\dfrac{10}{60}$ not representing this situation.

We will be using the UNITARY method to solve the problem.

Number of cans that are arranged in 10 equal rows = 60.

So, the number of cans that are arranged in 1 row is given by

$\dfrac{60}{10}.$

Thus, the given situation is represented by $\dfrac{60}{10}$ NOT$\dfrac{10}{60}.$

Answer 2

It does not represent b/c you have to evenly divide 60 cans on 10 rows