Question
Kathleen made 3 bowls of chili for dinner. Before serving them, Kathleen is going to top each bowl with an equal amount of cheese. She has 1/4 of a cup of cheese. How many cups of cheese does she put in each bowl?
Write your answer as a fraction or a whole number.
Write your answer as a fraction or a whole number.
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To find out how much cheese Kathleen puts in each bowl, we need to divide the total amount of cheese (1/4 cup) by the number of bowls (3).
So, we calculate:
\[
\text{Amount of cheese per bowl} = \frac{1/4 \text{ cup}}{3}
\]
Dividing by 3 is the same as multiplying by the reciprocal of 3, which is \( \frac{1}{3} \):
\[
\text{Amount of cheese per bowl} = \frac{1}{4} \times \frac{1}{3} = \frac{1 \times 1}{4 \times 3} = \frac{1}{12}
\]
Therefore, Kathleen puts \( \frac{1}{12} \) of a cup of cheese in each bowl.
So, we calculate:
\[
\text{Amount of cheese per bowl} = \frac{1/4 \text{ cup}}{3}
\]
Dividing by 3 is the same as multiplying by the reciprocal of 3, which is \( \frac{1}{3} \):
\[
\text{Amount of cheese per bowl} = \frac{1}{4} \times \frac{1}{3} = \frac{1 \times 1}{4 \times 3} = \frac{1}{12}
\]
Therefore, Kathleen puts \( \frac{1}{12} \) of a cup of cheese in each bowl.