It would be: 4 1/2 /3 = 9/2 /3 = 9/6 = 3/2 OR 1.5
SO, she has to put 3/2 OR 1.5 pounds in each
Answer:
[tex]1\frac{1}{2}[/tex] pounds in each seeder.
Step-by-step explanation:
Emma has 4 1/2 pounds of birdseed.
Convert this to improper fraction.
[tex]4\frac{1}{2}=\frac{9}{2}[/tex]
Emma wants to divide it evenly among 3 bird feeders.
So, she should put [tex]\frac{\frac{9}{2} }{3}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{9}{2} \times\frac{1}{3} =\frac{3}{2}[/tex] pounds in each bird seeder.
In mixed fraction it can be written as : [tex]1\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
