Question

There are 12 eggs in a carton. Kim used 1/3 of the carton of eggs to make muffins. How many eggs did she use? Explain how you found your answer.

Answer 1

12 eggs. 1/3 of the 12
1/3 x 12 = 12/3 12 divided by 3 is 4

Answer 2

Imagine taking twelve eggs and dividing them into 3 groups. Because she used 1/3, you can imagine she is dividing them into groups. So when you divide 12 by 3, you get 4. This tells you that Kim used 4 eggs out of the 12 she originally had. Hope this helped ya out!