1. To find how many croissants the baker can make, divide the total amount of dough by the amount of dough needed for each croissant:
- Total dough: 18 pounds
- Dough per croissant: 1/3 pound
- Calculation: 18 ÷ (1/3) = 18 × 3 = 54 croissants
- Answer: The baker can make 54 croissants.
2. To find how many bowls of soup the assistant can help prepare, divide the total amount of cream by the amount of cream per bowl:
- Total cream: 12 cups
- Cream per bowl: 1/4 cup
- Calculation: 12 ÷ (1/4) = 12 × 4 = 48 bowls
- Answer: The assistant can help prepare 48 bowls of soup.
3. To find the weight of each cookie, first determine the total weight of the box and then divide by the number of cookies:
- Total servings: 16
- Cookies per serving: 4
- Total cookies: 16 × 4 = 64 cookies
- Total weight of box: 1/2 kilogram
- Weight per cookie: (1/2) ÷ 64 = 1/2 × 1/64 = 1/128 kilogram
- Answer: The weight of each cookie is 1/128 kilogram.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of fraction division word problems worksheet.
