Question

Brandon saved 2 gigabytes of music on his mp3 player. Of the music,1/4 is hip hop. What fraction of a gigabyte did Brandon use for his hip hop music??EQUATION: 2 x 1/4 = 2 ÷ _______, or / ? Draw a picture to show the answer

Answer 1

Answer:

2 x 1/4 = 2 ÷ 4, or 1/2

Explanation:

To multiply a number by a fraction, we can use the following equation:

$a\times\frac{b}{c}=\frac{a\times b}{c}$

Then, to know what fraction of gigabyte Brandon uses for his hip hop music, we need to multiply 2 gigabytes by 1/4 to get:

$2\times\frac{1}{4}=\frac{2\times1}{4}=\frac{2}{4}=\frac{1}{2}$

Where 2/4 is equal to 2 ÷ 4 and it is equivalent to 1/2

Therefore, the answer is:

2 x 1/4 = 2 ÷ 4, or 1/2

It means that Brandon uses 1/2 gigabytes for hip hop music

Additionally, we can represent the situation as: