Question

Write a division problem with ¼

as the dividend and 3 as the divisor. Then, find the quotient.

Answer 1

`(1)/(12)`

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Explanation:

Not sure if you want this as a word problem or not. So here goes anyway

3 friends decided to share 1/4 of a pizza equally. How much of the original pizza portion did each get

In equation form:

`(1)/(4) / 3`

When dividing, flip the divisor so it is the reciprocal of the original divisor

Then multiply both the dividend and the flipped value

`\textrm{Reciprocal of 3 = }`
`(1)/(3)`

`(1)/(4) / 3 = (1)/(4) * (1)/(3)`

`= (1 * 1)/(4 * 3) \\\\= (1)/(12)`

This is the quotient