Question

Use any model you choose to solve the story problem.

A dump truck driver created 3 equal mounds of dirt from 1/6 of his load.

What fraction of the entire load of dirt was in each mound?

A.1/18


B.1/2


C.2/1


D.18/1

Answer 1

A. 1/ 18 because if there were three equal mounds of dirt and they were all 1/6 of the load, it's means that each mound is 1/18 of the load (6 times 3). If you want to check it, 3/18= 1/6

Answer 2

Work

$\frac{1}{6}$ ÷ $\frac{3}{1}$ =

Keep the first fraction, change the sign, flip the second fraction.

$\frac{1}{6}$ x $\frac{1}{3}$ = $\frac{1}{18}$

Answer

A. $\frac{1}{18}$