Question

What is 1/4 divided by 1/2, and create and solve a real-world word problem that uses the above division expression.

Answer 1

if you have 1/4 of a rope and you need to give 7/16 to your friend how much rope did you give to your friend?

Explanation:

Answer 2

1/4 divided by 1/2 equals 1/2

Real-world problem:

A constructor official knows that he needs 1/2 sack of cement to produce 10 blocks of concrete for a wall. The official only has 1/4 of the sack left and want to know how many blocks he can produce with this material.

Explanation:

Since you know that 1/2 of the sack is needed to make 10 blocks, you can use this information to find the number of blocks that 1/4 of a sack can make. The question you want to answer is:

if
`(1)/(2)` of a sack produces 10 blocks, how may blocks
`(1)/(4)` of a sack can produce?

Using the Rule of Three you can solve

`((1)/(4) )/((1)/(2)) =(2)/(4)=(1)/(2)`

Now you know that 1/4 of a sack can produce 1/2 the number of blocks that 1/2 of the sack can produces, this means that you can produce 5 blocks of concrete.