Question

One: plz don't judge the fact that I'm horrible at dividing fractions.
Two: Here's the question: A cookie factory uses 1/6 of a barrel of oatmeal in each batch of cookies. The factory used 2/3 of a barrel of oatmeal yesterday. How many batches of cookies did the factory make?
Three: I hate math so plz plz try to make this fun.

Answer 1

well, 2/3 = 4/6, so it is 4 times as much as needed for one batch of cookies.

So, they must have made 4 batches of cookies.

As the purists would have you set up a proportion,

(2/3)/(1/6) = x/1
4 = x

Or, as scientists would proceed, using dimensional analysis, converting barrels to batches,

(2/3 barrel) * (1 batch)/(1/6 barrel) = (2/3)/(1/6) = 4 batch

Answer 2

Fun? How many of these cookies can you eat??

This is really easy. First write down the problem.

(2/3) / (1/6) =

Now turn the second fraction upside down.

(2/3) * (6/1) =

Now multiply.

(2/3) * (6/1) = 12/3

We're almost there. We need to change 12/3 into a whole number. What's 12 divided by 3? Of course, 4!!

So the factory made 4 batches yesterday.

Yummmm!

Answer 3

1/6 barrel /batch is
6 batches / barrel

6 batches/barrel * (2/3) barrel
= 12/3 batches
= 4 batches

Answer 4

Thank you! And that was KINDA fun! Thank you guys so much! You rlly are the best Ms. Sue

Answer 5

LOL! You're welcome.