Question

Ms. Chloe has 5 cups of popcorn, which she is serving as a snack to a group of children. Each serving is 1/4 of a cup. How many children can get a serving of popcorn as a snack?

Answer 1

20 children can get a serving of popcorn

Since each serving is 1/4 of a cup, each cup can provide for 4 children. Since there are 5 total cups, multiplying 5 by 4 will give you 20.

Answer 2

The answer is 20 because first you have to set up a division equation. It would be 5 divided by 1/4.You can’t divid with a fraction so you must change it into a multiplication sentence. The new equation would now be 5 times 4/1 and the answer would be 20. Therefore, Ms.Chloe can freed 20 children.