An average orange weighs 3/5 of a pound. Based on this average, how many oranges are in six pounds of oranges?

Question

An average orange weighs 3/5  of a pound. Based on this average, how many oranges are in six pounds of oranges?

When you express this problem as a division problem, the number 6 is the 

Answer 1

Units are important !

 

     (weight per orange) * (number of oranges) = (total weight)

 

When this is expressed as a division problem:

 

      (number of oranges) = (total weight) / (weight per orange)

 

When this is expressed as a division problem, the number 6 is the dividend.

   The (weight per orange) is the divisor.

   The (number of oranges) is the quotient.