Question

Demont made one fourth pound of rock candy.He will separate the candy into four stacks.If he puts an equal amount of candy in each sack,what fraction of a pound of candy will be in each sack.

Answer 1

Answer:

1/16

Step-by-step explanation:

Demont made one fourth ($\frac{1}{4}$) pound of rock candy

He separates the candy into four sacks equally.

This is done by dividing the total fraction of candy of a pound of candy made  by the number of sacks

The fraction of a pound of candy that will be in each sack therefore is:

$\frac{1}{4}\div 4= \frac{1}{4}X\frac{1}{4}=\frac{1}{16}$

Therefore, One-Sixteenth of a pound of candy will be in each of the sack.