Question

dian has 1/3 pounds trail mix she will divide equal into 3 bags. what factional part of a pound will be in each bag?

Answer 1

We have a total of T=1/3 pounds mix.

We have to divide it in 3 equal parts. This means to divide the total in 3.

We can express this as:

$\frac{T}{3}=\frac{\frac{1}{3}}{3}=\frac{1}{3}\cdot\frac{1}{3}=\frac{1}{9}$

NOTE: dividing by 3 is equivalent to multiplying by 1/3.

Answer: each bag will have 1/9 pounds.