Martha is making a recipe that requires 2/5 of a cup of sugar. She only has 1/3 of a cup of sugar at home, though. What fraction of the recipe can Martha make with the amount of sugar she has?
The aim is to find what fraction 1/3 is of 2/5, to do this you divide: 1/3÷2/5 1/3×5/2 5/6 She can make 5/6 of the recipe with the amount of sugar she has.
