Question
It takes a baker half an hour to make enough cookies to fill 1/5th of a large
box. How long will it take to make enough cookies to fill the whole box?
box. How long will it take to make enough cookies to fill the whole box?
Answers
oobleck
x / 1 = (1/2) / (1/5)
or, more obviously, since a whole box is 5/5, it will take 5 times as long.
or, more obviously, since a whole box is 5/5, it will take 5 times as long.