Question

A baker has 34 cup of sprinkles to spread on cupcakes. Each cupcake needs 18 cup of sprinkles.

The baker uses the fraction model that is partially shown to find the number of cupcakes that will have sprinkles.

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Which is the correct division equation that describes the model?
A. 18 ÷
B. 34÷18=8
C. 34÷18=6
D. 18÷34=332

Answer 1

This problem should say 3/4 cup and 1/8 cup. When these are the values, it becomes a division problem with an answer of 6. Whenever you are given a total amount you need to break it into equal groups, this is a division problem.

3/4 divided by 1/8 is actually 6/8 broken into groups of 1/8. That is why your answer is 6.