Question
A factory used 1/2 of a barrel of almonds to make 2 batches of granola bars. How many barrels of almonds did the factory put in each batch?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find out how many barrels of almonds the factory used in each batch of granola bars, we start with the information that they used \( \frac{1}{2} \) of a barrel of almonds to make 2 batches.
To find the amount used per batch, we divide the total amount of almonds used by the number of batches:
\[
\text{Amount per batch} = \frac{\text{Total amount used}}{\text{Number of batches}} = \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{2}
\]
Calculating this gives:
\[
\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{2} = \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{4}
\]
Thus, the factory used \( \frac{1}{4} \) of a barrel of almonds in each batch.
To find the amount used per batch, we divide the total amount of almonds used by the number of batches:
\[
\text{Amount per batch} = \frac{\text{Total amount used}}{\text{Number of batches}} = \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{2}
\]
Calculating this gives:
\[
\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{2} = \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{4}
\]
Thus, the factory used \( \frac{1}{4} \) of a barrel of almonds in each batch.