Question
Tony has flowers planted in 4 different areas in his backyard. He has
1
4
of a bag of fertilizer and uses an equal amount for each area. How many bags of fertilizer can he use in each area?
Write your answer as a fraction or a whole number.
1
4
of a bag of fertilizer and uses an equal amount for each area. How many bags of fertilizer can he use in each area?
Write your answer as a fraction or a whole number.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find out how much fertilizer Tony can use for each area, we need to divide the total amount of fertilizer he has, which is \( \frac{1}{4} \) of a bag, by the number of areas, which is 4.
We can set up the calculation as follows:
\[
\text{Amount of fertilizer per area} = \frac{1}{4} \div 4
\]
Dividing by a whole number is the same as multiplying by the reciprocal. So, we can rewrite this as:
\[
\frac{1}{4} \div 4 = \frac{1}{4} \times \frac{1}{4} = \frac{1 \times 1}{4 \times 4} = \frac{1}{16}
\]
Therefore, Tony can use \( \frac{1}{16} \) of a bag of fertilizer in each area.
We can set up the calculation as follows:
\[
\text{Amount of fertilizer per area} = \frac{1}{4} \div 4
\]
Dividing by a whole number is the same as multiplying by the reciprocal. So, we can rewrite this as:
\[
\frac{1}{4} \div 4 = \frac{1}{4} \times \frac{1}{4} = \frac{1 \times 1}{4 \times 4} = \frac{1}{16}
\]
Therefore, Tony can use \( \frac{1}{16} \) of a bag of fertilizer in each area.