Andy has 3/4 lb of hamburger . He made meatballs that each used 2/8 pound of meat .How many meatballs did he make ? Create a labeled visual model to represent and solve the problem.

Answer 1

2/8 = 1/4, i.e. each meat ball used 1/4 of a pound and he has 3/4 of a pound; therefore, he can make 3 meatballs.

In fractions this is (3/4)/(2/8) = (3/4)/(1/4) = (3/4)* 4 = 3

Remember the rule for division of fractions is invert the denominator and multiply.