Adding a negative to a positive is the same as subtracting. It would be -2
You have 1/2 pound of flour. You split up the flour into 3 bags so each bag weighs the same. Which of these statements is NOT true?A. Each bag has 1/3 of the flour. B.1/2 pound is 3 times as heavy as each bag of flour. C.Each bag has 1/3 pound of flour. D.Each bag has 1/6 pound of flour.
Answers
Given: 1/2 pound of flour split the flour into 3 bags of equal weight.
1/2 รท 3
In dividing fractions, you must remember to get the reciprocal of the 2nd fraction and multiply it to the 1st fraction.
3 is the 2nd fraction. Its reciprocal is 1/3
1/2 * 1/3 = 1/6 pound of flour.
The False statement is: C. Each bag has 1/3 pound of flour.
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