Question

Mrs.Banks has 1/5 of a pot of coffe left. She wants to share the coffe equally among 5 people.What fraction of a pot of coffe will each person receive

Answer 1

Each person will receive 1/25 of a pot of coffee.

To find this you divide the fraction 1/5 by 5. When dividing a fraction by a whole number, you put the whole number over 1, flip the numerator and denominator (making it the inverse), then multiply the 2 fractions. So, instead of 1/5 divided by 5, you now have 1/5 times 1/5. Multiply straight across, 1 times 1 is one, and 5 times 5 is 25. Thus making the fraction 1/25.

I hope this helps!

Answer 2

Answer:

1/25

Step-by-step explanation:

1/5 pot of coffee divided by 5 people equally= 1/5 ÷ 5

1/5×1/5= 1/25