Steven has 1/3 of a package of biscuit mix left. He will use equal parts of the leftover mix to make three batches of biscuits. What fraction of the original package will he use for each batch?

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Hugh Mccall

Mathematics

22 February, 02:16

Steven has 1/3 of a package of biscuit mix left. He will use equal parts of the leftover mix to make three batches of biscuits. What fraction of the original package will he use for each batch?

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Damian Hogan · Answer 1

1/9 for each batch

Step-by-step explanation:

He begins with 1/3 of the package, which he will divide into 3 equal parts.

So divide 1/3 by 3

1/3 divided by 3 can be written as

When dividing fractions (technically 3 is a fraction, it can be written as 3/1), use KFC. Keep the first fraction, Flip the second one (called the reciprocal), and change the expression to multiplication.

We keep 1/3, flipping 3/1 gives us 1/3, and we multiply them together.

(1/3) (1/3)

When multiplying fractions, multiply numerators together, and multiply denominators together to get a new fraction.

We get

1/9 or one ninth of the original package will be used per batch