Question

7th-grade question

5. Sara used 4 1/2 packs of pencils in the first 1/4 of the year. At what rate
is Sara using pencils?
A. 1 1/8 packs per year
B. 6 packs per year
C. 16 1/8 packs per year
D. 18 packs per year

Answer 1

4 1/2 times 4= 18 packs per year


We get 4 above by adding 1/4 four times to complete a period of 1 year.
1/4 + 1/4 +1/4 + 1/4= 1 year