There was 1/5 of a gallon of lemonade in the refrigerator. Kelly poured equal amounts into 4 cups. How much lemonade was in each cup?

Answer 1

To solve this problem, you first want to set up an equation: (1/5)/4.

When you are dividing fractions, it is the same as multiplying by the reciprocal. This means the equation could also look like (1/5) x (1/4).

You then multiply the fractions and get 1/20. Each cup would have 1/20 gallons in it.

Answer 2

So you take the total amount of lemonade (1/5 gallon), and divide it equally into 4 cups by using division.

(1/5)/4=1/20

Therefore, there will be 1/20 of a gallon of lemonade in each of the four cups.