Question

Matt has a 5- pound bag of apples. To make a pie, he needs to use 3/5 of the bag . How many pounds of apples will he use for the pie? explain what model for this might look like.

Answer 1

We have an equation: ?/5= 3/5

Cross multiply:
5*?= 3*5
⇒ ?= 3*5/5= 3

Matt will use 3 pounds of apples for the pie~