Question
Ms. Joseph has 2 pounds of tomatoes.
If she puts
1
2
pound in each bowl, how many bowls will she use?
There are 4 halves in 2 wholes. So, what is 2 divided by
1
2
?
A tape diagram shows 2 equal-sized divisions. A vertical line runs through the center of each division. A horizontal curly bracket covers the length of the tape diagram. The bracket is labeled 2 pounds.
2 ÷
1
2
=
If she puts
1
2
pound in each bowl, how many bowls will she use?
There are 4 halves in 2 wholes. So, what is 2 divided by
1
2
?
A tape diagram shows 2 equal-sized divisions. A vertical line runs through the center of each division. A horizontal curly bracket covers the length of the tape diagram. The bracket is labeled 2 pounds.
2 ÷
1
2
=
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find out how many bowls Ms. Joseph will use if she puts \( \frac{1}{2} \) pound of tomatoes in each bowl from the 2 pounds she has, you can perform the division \( 2 \div \frac{1}{2} \).
Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal. So:
\[
2 \div \frac{1}{2} = 2 \times 2 = 4
\]
This means Ms. Joseph will use 4 bowls.
Thus, \( 2 \div \frac{1}{2} = 4 \).
Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal. So:
\[
2 \div \frac{1}{2} = 2 \times 2 = 4
\]
This means Ms. Joseph will use 4 bowls.
Thus, \( 2 \div \frac{1}{2} = 4 \).