Question

Hansa and Greta have $3\frac{1}{2}$ lb of strawberries. They want to put them equally into 7 containers. Find how much strawberries should they put into each container.

• A. $\frac{1}{2}$ lb
• B. $\frac{1}{3}$ lb
• C. $\frac{1}{4}$ lb
• D. $\frac{1}{7}$ lb

Answer 1

The correct option is A $\frac{1}{2}$ lb

Total quantity of strawberries = $3\frac{1}{2}$ lb

Total number of containers = 7

To find how much strawberries should be put into each container, we have to divide the total quantity by number of containers.
$3\frac{1}{2}÷7$

= $\frac{7}{2}$ $÷$ 7

= $\frac{7}{2}$ $\times$$\frac{1}{7}$

= $\frac{1}{2}$


Hence, each container can store $\frac{1}{2}$ lb of strawberries.