Question

Caroline wants to give 8 equal size packets of flower seeds to her friends. She has 1/2 pound of flower seeds. How much will each packet of seeds weight? A. 1/16 lb, B. 1/4 lb, C. 4 lb, D. 16 lb

Answer 1

Caroline has 1/2 pound of seeds to divide into 8 equal-sized portions.

1/2 divided by 8 = 1/2  *  1/8 = 1/16

Each friend gets 1/16 of a pound of seeds.

Answer: A) 1/16 lb.

Answer 2

If you would like to know how much will each packet of seeds weight, you can calculate this using the following steps:

1/2 pound of flower seeds divided by 8 equal size packets of flower seeds:
1/2 / 8 = 1/(2*8) = 1/16 lb

The correct result would be A. 1/16 lb.