Question

For a science experiment, Camille needs to put the same amount of baking soda into 4 different glasses. She has 1/4
of a cup of baking soda. How many cups of baking soda should she put in each glass?
Write your answer as a fraction or a whole number.

Answer 1

To find out how much baking soda Camille should put in each of the 4 glasses, you need to divide the total amount of baking soda (1/4 cup) by the number of glasses (4).

The calculation is as follows:

\[
\text{Amount in each glass} = \frac{1/4 \text{ cup}}{4} = \frac{1/4}{4}
\]

To divide by a whole number, you can multiply by the reciprocal:

\[
\frac{1/4}{4} = \frac{1/4} \times \frac{1}{4} = \frac{1 \times 1}{4 \times 4} = \frac{1}{16}
\]

So, Camille should put \(\frac{1}{16}\) of a cup of baking soda in each glass.