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12 May, 21:44

Walker collected 1/2 of a pound of strawberries. he has to divide them equally among 5 wooden baskets. how many pounds of strawberries did walker put in each wooden basket.

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  1. 12 May, 23:12
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    Given:

    1/2 pounds of strawberries

    5 wooden baskets.

    Simply divide 1/2 pounds by 5. It can be solved using fractions or decimals.

    Using fractions:

    1/2 : 5 → 1/2 : 5/1

    Rules in dividing fractions.

    1) Get the reciprocal of the 2nd fraction. 5/1 is the 2nd fraction, its reciprocal is 1/5

    2) Multiply the 1st fraction with the reciprocal of the 2nd fraction.

    1/2 * 1/5 = 1*1 / 2*5 = 1/10

    Each wooden basket will have 1/10 pounds of strawberries.

    If you solve it using decimals,

    1/2 = 0.50

    0.50 : 5 = 0.10

    0.10 is equivalent to 1/10 pounds.
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