Question
Select the expression that represents the following problem: A glass holds 1/4 liter of liquid. How many glasses of liquid are in 5 liters?
5 x 1/4
5 divide by 1/4
4 x 1/5
4 divide by 1/5
5 x 1/4
5 divide by 1/4
4 x 1/5
4 divide by 1/5
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To determine how many glasses of liquid are in 5 liters when each glass holds 1/4 liter, you need to divide the total volume (5 liters) by the volume of one glass (1/4 liter).
This can be represented mathematically as:
\[
5 \div \frac{1}{4}
\]
This is equivalent to multiplying by the reciprocal of 1/4, which is 4:
\[
5 \times 4 = 20
\]
Thus, the expression that represents the problem is:
**5 divide by 1/4**.
This can be represented mathematically as:
\[
5 \div \frac{1}{4}
\]
This is equivalent to multiplying by the reciprocal of 1/4, which is 4:
\[
5 \times 4 = 20
\]
Thus, the expression that represents the problem is:
**5 divide by 1/4**.