5 kittens are sharing 6 cups of milk equally. How much milk does each kitten get?

Question

5 kittens are sharing 6 cups of milk equally. How much milk does each kitten get?

Answer 1

Hello Ann, you can use a fraction (which is similar to division) to figure this out.  

 

You have 6 units to be shared by 5 kittens   6/5  this can and should be simplified five goes into six once with one left over. Providing us with an answer of 1 and 1/5 cups of milk.