Interpreting division situations

Question

Andre poured 27 ounces of rice into 6 containers. If all containers have the same amount if rice, how many ounces are in each container?

Write an equation to represent the situation. Use a ? To represent the unknown quantity.

Find the unknown quantity. Show your reasoning.

Answer 1

Hello, Stephanie.

Okay, to find out how much rice is in each container, you need to divide the 27 ounces into 6 equal groups.

This can be calculated using division.

27 ÷ 6 = ?

27 ÷ 6 = 4.5

Therefore, there are 4.5 ounces in each container.