Question

The Nguyens have 1 3 bag of leftover charcoal for their grill. They can prepare 3 meals on the grill using this charcoal. What fraction of the original whole bag of charcoal will they use for each meal?

Answer 1

Answer: 1/9 of the bag

Explanation:

The amount of coal left is 1 /3 of a bag.

They plan to cook 3 meals with this quantity.

The fraction they will use for each meal can be found by the following formula:

= Amount of Coal left / Number of meals to be cooked

= 1 / 3 ÷ 3

= 1 / 3 * 1/3

= 1/9 of the bag