Question

Derek distributed 20 pieces of apple to his friends. If each apple slice was 1/8 of an apple, how many apples did he distribute to his friends?

A: 3 1/4
B: 2 3/4
C: 3 1/8
D: 2 1/2

Answer 1

20/8

Answer 2

20 slices given out and each slice is 1/8th of an apple.
\[20*{1 \over 8}={20 \over 8}\]
Can you simplify 20/8?

Answer 3

Help me out?

Answer 4

Well 20/8 is the same as 10/4 which is the same as 5/2. <-- Can you see what I've done there?

Answer 5

Oh okay I see

Answer 6

So now, how many 2s fit into 5? How many are left over?

Answer 7

1 is left over right?

Answer 8

Yes. So what's the answer to your question?

Answer 9

Would it be A?

Answer 10

No.. Let's try a different way.
You have five halves. \[5*{1 \over 2}={1 \over 2}+{1 \over 2}+{1 \over 2}+{1 \over 2}+{1 \over 2}=?\]

Answer 11

Its D

Answer 12

Correct.

Answer 13

Thanks for helping me i'm just really bad at math