Question

A group of 8 people are picking up litter along a 4 over 5 km length of road. Each person is assigned an equal section of the road. How can you divide 4 over 5 km among 8 people?

Answer 1

So we need to divide $\frac{4}{5}$km by 8 people. Let's set this up:

$\frac{4}{5}$ ÷ $\frac{8}{1}$

When we divide fractions, we need to flip the second term and change the division sign to a multiplication sign:

$\frac{4}{5}* \frac{1}{8}$

Then we multiply straight across:

$\frac{4}{5} *\frac{1}{8}= \frac{4}{40}=\frac{1}{10}$

So now we know that the amount of road that each person should be assigned is $\frac{1}{10}$km.

Answer 2

Answer:

a.8/10

b. 1/10

Step-by-step explanation:

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