Question

Joan has 1/3 of a roll of wrapping paper. She wants to use it to wrap 5 presents for her dad's birthday party. How much wrapping paper will she use on each present if she uses equal amounts for each one?

Answer 1

To find out how much wrapping paper Joan will use on each present, we first need to determine the total amount of wrapping paper she has.

Since Joan has 1/3 of a roll of wrapping paper and she wants to wrap 5 presents with equal amounts, we need to divide the amount of wrapping paper by the number of presents:

1/3 ÷ 5 = 1/3 ÷ 5/1 = 1/3 x 1/5 = 1/15

So, Joan will use 1/15 of a roll of wrapping paper on each present.